Optical Engineer Salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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How much does an Optical Engineer make in Pittsburgh, PA? The average Optical Engineer salary in Pittsburgh, PA is $54,526 as of March 01, 2025, but the salary range typically falls between $48,727 and $62,807. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Percentile	Salary	Location	Last Updated
10th Percentile Optical Engineer Salary	$43,447	Pittsburgh,PA	March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Optical Engineer Salary	$48,727	Pittsburgh,PA	March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Optical Engineer Salary	$54,526	Pittsburgh,PA	March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Optical Engineer Salary	$62,807	Pittsburgh,PA	March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Optical Engineer Salary	$70,347	Pittsburgh,PA	March 01, 2025

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Senior Optical Engineering Technician

Promet Optics - Shoreview , MN

About the Role A Senior Optical Engineering Technician is responsible for critical tasks related to the assembly, testing, troubleshooting, and repair of optical and optomechanical components ...

LinkedIn - 6 days ago

Licensed Optician - Optical Lab & AR Technology

Centific - Seattle , WA

About Centific- Centific expertly engineers platforms and curates multimodal, multilingual data to ... The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of optical lens designs and treatments ...

LinkedIn - 8 days ago

Application Engineer

Nova Ltd. - Fremont , CA

The Application Engineer is someone who will engage with Nova customers to develop high-value, innovative optical metrology applications in semiconductor manufacturing; apply robust statistical ...

LinkedIn - 12 days ago

Senior Diagnostics Engineer

Scientific Applications & Research Associates (SARA), Inc. - Colorado Springs , CO

Senior Diagnostics Engineer - 1440 Full Time Colorado Springs, CO, US Scientific Applications ... mechanical, and optical * Perform precise data acquisition across test scenarios Technical ...

LinkedIn - 22 days ago

Senior Equipment Engineer

MSS USA CORP - Sunnyvale , CA

We are looking for an experienced Senior Equipment Engineer to lead the maintenance ... Strong understanding of electron optics, vacuum systems, and precision mechanics. * Ability to ...

LinkedIn - 5 days ago

Reflectometer Field Services Engineer

Surface Optics Corporation - San Diego , CA

Basic knowledge of electronics, optics, and mechanics is required, along with the ability to interpret electrical schematics and mechanical engineering drawings. Knowledge of programming languages ...

LinkedIn - 18 days ago

What does an Optical Engineer do?

Optical Engineer in Boston, MA

Hands-on experience with creating and executing test protocols, analyzing test results and quickly recommending prototype design iterations to optimize system optical performance.

November 28, 2022

Documents and tests new and existing parts, assemblies, and procedures to evaluate performance, patient safety, facilitate manufacturing, and satisfy various regulatory requirements.

January 14, 2023

Optical Engineer in Chicago, IL

Provides multi-discipline support to production and service by resolving technical issues related to optical parts and sub-systems.

December 28, 2022

Communicatse engineering information across teams and departments to facilitate successful completion of large-scale projects.

May 17, 2023

Optical Engineer in New York, NY

Participates in execution and analysis of facts and trends of the product categories, competitive product entries and consumer usage and attitudes.

January 28, 2023

Develops and maintains procedures, test fixtures, specifications, and train manufacturing, service, suppliers, and other engineers on optics build, alignment and test processes.

March 30, 2023

Builds and tests of prototype optical systems and works closely together with the hardware and software teams to integrate this in the full system prototype.

May 07, 2023

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About Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh (/ˈpɪtsbɜːrɡ/ PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. As of 2018, a population of 308,144 lives within the city limits, making it the 63rd-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,362,453, is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania (behind Philadelphia), and the 26th-largest in the U.S. Pittsburgh is located in the south west of the state, at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers. Pittsburgh is known both as "the ...

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Optical Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA. The base salary for Optical Engineer ranges from $48,727 to $62,807 with the average base salary of $54,526. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $48,816 to $63,007 with the average total cash compensation of $54,665.

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About Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh (/ˈpɪtsbɜːrɡ/ PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. As....More

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area prices were up 1.9% from a year ago

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