An optical module includes an optical element having a group of first pads which is formed on a first surface thereof, a substrate having a group of second pads which is formed on a second surface thereof facing the first surface so as to correspond to the group of first pads, respectively, and a group of solders that respectively bonds the group of first pads and the group of second pads to each other, wherein, in a plan view, the corresponding first and second pads partially overlap each other, and a center of gravity of the group of first pads coincides with a center of gravity of the group of second pads.