An optical module for endoscope includes an optical element including an external terminal, a housing in which an insertion hole into which an optical fiber is inserted is present and has a bottom and a bottom surface made of a transparent material, and a sealing plate that is bonded to the housing. The optical element is stored in an upper recess of the housing, the external terminal and a bonding electrode are connected using a bonding wire, and a wire recess in which a part of the bonding wire is stored is present in a bottom surface of the upper recess.