Optical Engineer Salary in Rockford, Illinois

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How much does an Optical Engineer make in Rockford, IL? The average Optical Engineer salary in Rockford, IL is $54,083 as of March 01, 2025, but the salary range typically falls between $48,331 and $62,297. 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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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 - 4 days ago
Senior Transport/Optical Engineer with Security Clearance
Verigent, LLC - Colorado Springs , CO
Senior Transport/Optical Engineer (TS/SCI Cleared) Location: Colorado Springs, CO Duration: Permanent, Direct Hire Salary Range: $110-118,000 (or higher/negotiable based on experience) Summary: The ...
Dice.com / Clearancejobs.com - 90 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 - 5 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 - 9 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 - 19 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 - 2 days ago

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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 Rockford, IL. The base salary for Optical Engineer ranges from $48,331 to $62,297 with the average base salary of $54,083. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $48,419 to $62,495 with the average total cash compensation of $54,221.

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About Rockford, Illinois    Rockford is a city in Winnebago County in the U.S. state of Illinois, in far northern Illinois. Located on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is t....More

Rockford, Illinois  area prices were up 1.3% from a year ago

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