Optical Design Engineer Salary in Chicago, IL

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How much does an Optical Design Engineer make in Chicago, IL? The average Optical Design Engineer salary in Chicago, IL is $103,062 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $92,051 and $113,572. 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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Mechanical Engineer - Optical Test Equipment

Intellectt Inc - Wilsonville , OR

Wilsonville Oregon - ONSITE Mechanical engineer will be helping the testing group design and create new test fixtures for optical equipment Skills required: Solidworks or NX design experience Test ...

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Sr. Electro-Optical Engineer

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. - Huntington Beach , CA

Senior Optical Systems Engineer - will drive and direct architecture trades, design and analysis, requirements definition and performance modeling, employing industry-common and mission unique tools

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Mechanical Engineer - Optical Test Equipment

E-Solutions INC - Wilsonville , OR

Mechanical Engineer - Optical Test Equipment Location - Wilsonville Oregon onsite Mechanical engineer will be helping the testing group design and create new test fixtures for optical equipment ...

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Senior Optical Engineer

Spectral MD Inc - Dallas , TX

Central to these research and design responsibilities will be the innovation and creation of ... The senior optical engineer will be self-sufficient and ensure that the optical camera designs ...

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Optical Systems Test Engineer

Fresh Consulting - Redmond , WA

Fresh Consulting is a design-led, software development and hardware engineering company, offering ... Optical Systems Test Engineer Duration: Project - Long-Term Vendor Location: Onsite Redmond, WA ...

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Optical Network Engineer

Ascendion - Englewood , CO

Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate ... Optical Network Engineer Key Responsibilities: Required Qualifications: DWDM (Dense wavelength ...

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What does an Optical Design Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of an Optical Design Engineer

Provide optical design related guidance and technical advice to project leaders and designers for new product development and production projects.

December 13, 2022

Lead the optical engineering development efforts for a high-precision, compact, optical device.

February 06, 2023

Demonstrate a positive can-do attitude coupled with the drive and determination to win, while holding myself accountable for both my success and the success of the company.

April 04, 2023

Understanding of image noise sources and how image noise affects image-based measurements and image alignment algorithm performance.

April 09, 2023

Evaluate aesthetic performance under a wide range of use cases with varying environmental, lighting and viewing conditions.

April 22, 2023

Develop and research vendor and internal technical specifications to determine appropriate products, facilities and functionality.

May 16, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Optical Design Engineer in Chicago, IL

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What is the average salary for Optical Design Engineer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Optical Design Engineer in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Optical Design Engineer ranges from $92,051 to $113,572 with the average base salary of $103,062. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $92,367 to $113,628 with the average total cash compensation of $103,293.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$103,062	$92,051 - $113,572
Bonus	$231	$315 - $56
Total Pay	$103,293	$92,367 - $113,628

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Optical Design Engineer Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $92,569 - $114,211	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $92,569 - $114,211	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $92,464 - $114,081	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $92,534 - $114,167	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $92,534 - $114,167	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $90,462 - $111,611	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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