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Thorlabs, Inc.

Employer · New Jersey, United States

Employer address
New Jersey, United States
Applications on record
221
FY2025 applications
11
FY2026 to 30 June
7
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$103,548
Most common occupation
Mechanical Engineers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Thorlabs, Inc. appears in 221 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 11.

Applications by fiscal year — Thorlabs, Inc.

1122FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1122FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081
FY200921
FY201010
FY201113
FY201212
FY201311
FY201413
FY201522
FY201620
FY20179
FY201815
FY201916
FY20206
FY202111
FY202213
FY20232
FY20248
FY202511
FY2026*7
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*70
FY2025110
FY202480
FY202320
FY2022112
FY202192
FY202042
FY2019160
FY2018132
FY201781
FY2016155
FY2015193
FY2014112
FY2013110
FY2012102
FY2011130
FY201091
FY2009210
FY200810
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Thorlabs, Inc.: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+2+21+
1+1+1+2+21+
Data table
StateApplications
NJ146
VA41
MD21
CA4
CO2
FL2
MI1
VT1
MA1
SC1
NH1
Worksite states
  1. New Jersey146
  2. Virginia41
  3. Maryland21
  4. California4
  5. Colorado2
  6. Florida2
  7. Michigan1
  8. Vermont1
  9. Massachusetts1
  10. South Carolina1
Worksite cities
  1. Newton, NJ138
  2. Sterling, VA41
  3. Jessup, MD20
  4. Morganville, NJ5
  5. Santa Barbara, CA4
  6. Miami Beach, FL2
  7. Lafayette, CO2
  8. Gaithersburg, MD1
  9. Ann Arbor, MI1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Mechanical Engineers69
  2. Electrical Engineers23
  3. Engineers, All Other20
  4. Industrial Engineers15
  5. Software Developers13
  6. Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers10
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians9
  8. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer8
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Mechanical Engineer18
  2. Software Engineer11
  3. Design Engineer8
  4. Technical Writer7
  5. Firmware Engineer7
  6. Lean Manufacturing Engineer7
  7. Application Engineer7
  8. Applications Engineer6

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $103,548; middle half $82,548 to $129,215 · median prevailing wage $88,670 (marker) · 24 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6
  2. Level II16
  3. Level III4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

611FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
611FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20096
FY20102
FY201111
FY20125
FY201311
FY20147
FY20156
FY20169
FY20173
FY20184
FY20199
FY20203
FY202111
FY20226
FY20234
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20230040
FY20223030
FY20212090
FY20202010
FY20194050
FY20183011
FY20171120
FY20164050
FY20153030
FY20141060
FY20135060
FY20124110
FY20116150
FY20101010
FY20094020
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Law Office of Michelle Wu LLC59
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in New Jersey

Thorlabs, Inc. has 221 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #788 of 9,122 sponsoring employers in New Jersey and #6,184 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.02% of the applications filed by employers based in New Jersey.

Rank in New Jersey
788 of 9,122
Rank in the United States
6,184 of 168,030
Share of New Jersey's applications
0.02%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 334) in New Jersey
115
Largest sponsoring employers in New Jersey
  1. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP107,853
  2. Wipro Limited89,106
  3. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited48,358
  4. Compunnel Software Group, Inc26,843
  5. L&T Technology Services Limited16,730
  6. Hexaware Technologies, Inc.16,089
  7. Satyam Computer Services Ltd13,600
  8. Mindtree Limited11,426
  9. Marlabs, Inc10,977
  10. Igate Technologies Inc.8,474
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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