Infinera Corporation H1B Salary, Approval Rate & Sponsor Data

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Infinera Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, CA, has filed 549 H1B labor condition applications with the U.S. Department of Labor since FY2008. According to USCIS data, the company has an overall 97.8% petition approval rate, with 135 approvals and 3 denials for initial employment petitions.

The average salary offered on H1B applications is $118,712.

Infinera Corporation has also filed 191 green card (PERM) applications, with 103 certified, indicating long-term sponsorship commitment for foreign workers. Green Card Sponsor

H1B Salaries by Job Title

Job Title	LCAs	Avg Salary	Market Median	vs Market
Software Developers, Systems Software	146	$126,449	N/A	N/A
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96	$118,386	$108,400	+9.2% Above Market
Electrical Engineers	59	$116,633	$69,790	+67.1% Above Market
Software Developers, Applications	44	$111,787	N/A	N/A
Photonics Engineers	25	$119,605	$111,240	+7.5% Above Market
Sales Engineers	18	$138,885	$84,090	+65.2% Above Market
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS	10	$141,743	N/A	N/A
Computer Occupations, All Other	8	$114,913	N/A	N/A
Operations Research Analysts	8	$89,278	$82,920	+7.7% Above Market
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	7	$87,338	N/A	N/A
Software Developers	7	$175,643	$102,420	+71.5% Above Market
Mechanical Engineers	5	$101,208	$93,340	+8.4% Above Market
Marketing Managers	4	$124,095	N/A	N/A
ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS	4	$113,184	$81,420	+39.0% Above Market
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	4	$104,336	N/A	N/A
Purchasing Managers	3	$109,345	$105,980	+3.2% At Market
Industrial Engineers	3	$86,572	$92,370	-6.3% Below Market
Materials Engineers	3	$108,733	$111,680	-2.6% At Market
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2	$167,437	$163,310	+2.5% At Market
ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING MANAGERS	2	$145,283	$147,820	-1.7% At Market

USCIS Approval History

Year	Initial Approved	Initial Denied	Approval Rate
FY2023	1	0	100.0%
FY2022	8	0	100.0%
FY2021	6	0	100.0%
FY2020	5	0	100.0%
FY2019	21	1	95.5%
FY2018	10	0	100.0%
FY2017	13	0	100.0%
FY2016	1	0	100.0%
FY2015	9	0	100.0%
FY2014	13	0	100.0%
FY2013	5	1	83.3%
FY2012	11	0	100.0%
FY2011	12	0	100.0%
FY2010	9	1	90.0%
FY2009	11	0	100.0%

Work Locations

Sunnyvale, CA — 458 LCAs, avg $118,951
Allentown, PA — 29 LCAs, avg $97,552
San Jose, CA — 22 LCAs, avg $162,583
Richardson, TX — 15 LCAs, avg $116,821
Annapolis Junction, MD — 14 LCAs, avg $94,701
Annapolis, MD — 2 LCAs, avg $116,699
Anapolis Junction, MD — 1 LCAs, avg $83,242
ATLANTA, GA — 1 LCAs, avg $75,000
DENVER, CO — 1 LCAs, avg $110,198
DUBLIN, CA — 1 LCAs, avg $112,050

Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship

Infinera Corporation has filed 191 PERM applications for permanent labor certification, with 103 certified.

Job Title	Applications	Certified	Avg Salary
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	53	26	$126,084
Software Developers, Systems Software	46	28	$136,495
Software Developers	16	14	$154,082
Software Developers, Applications	14	7	$140,784
Electrical Engineers	10	3	$115,754
Sales Engineers	6	4	$127,341
Computer Systems Analysts	5	2	$140,994
Computer Hardware Engineers	5	2	$170,310
Materials Engineers	5	3	$122,146
	4	1	$97,121

H1B Filing Trends

Year	LCAs	Certified	Avg Salary	Workers
FY2024	7	7	$147,269	7
FY2023	6	6	$144,155	6
FY2022	14	6	$154,962	14
FY2021	11	9	$126,701	11
FY2020	10	5	$144,227	10
FY2019	74	0	$131,559	86
FY2018	80	0	$131,492	87
FY2017	55	0	$117,253	71
FY2016	76	0	$114,189	89
FY2015	39	0	N/A	40
FY2014	37	0	$105,206	40
FY2013	27	0	$105,575	27
FY2012	33	0	$106,321	33
FY2011	23	0	$107,201	23
FY2010	16	0	$99,692	16
FY2009	17	0	$98,374	17
FY2008	24	0	$94,793	24