Apple H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Consumer electronics · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Cupertino, CA HQ🌐 apple.com
Does Apple sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Apple has filed 37,897 H-1B LCAs and 9,975 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Apple filed 12,071 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $173,359, about 42% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 1,296 green-card cases were decided.
H-1B pay & filings by year
Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | H-1B LCA filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 5,705 | $172k |
| FY2025 | 6,366 | $175k |
| FY2024 | 3,781 | $169k |
| FY2023 | 4,007 | $173k |
| FY2022 | 4,894 | $172k |
| FY2021 | 4,123 | $163k |
| FY2020 | 3,731 | $157k |
| FY2019 | 1,706 | $143k |
| FY2018 | 1,938 | $133k |
| FY2017 | 1,646 | $130k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes
What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided
Roles they file for
- 1Software Development Engineer2,613$177k
- 2Software Development Engineer - Applications2,311$173k
- 3Software Development Engineer - Systems1,349$175k
- 4Software Engineering Applications1,244$181k
- 5Machine Learning Engineer1,089$184k
- 6Software Development Engineering1,059$186k
- 7Engineering Project Manager938$164k
- 8ASIC Design Engineer885$149k
Where they hire
Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year
Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †
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| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 46 | $148k |
| FY2025 | 1,250 | $145k |
| FY2024 | 1,416 | $149k |
| FY2023 | 1,232 | $161k |
| FY2022 | 1,015 | $155k |
| FY2021 | 1,166 | $152k |
| FY2020 | 888 | $150k |
| FY2019 | 1,003 | $142k |
| FY2018 | 1,030 | $137k |
| FY2017 | 929 | $139k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 42,244
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 36,587
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Electric digital data processing10,960
Pay against the local market
Apple’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 110% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Apple pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 10,762 | $180,016 | $183,233 | 98% |
| Electronics Engineers | San Jose, CA | 3,779 | $170,078 | $166,872 | 102% |
| Software Developers | Austin, TX | 1,773 | $155,244 | $121,727 | 128% |
| Electrical Engineers | San Jose, CA | 1,696 | $153,860 | $161,483 | 95% |
| Software Developers | Seattle, WA | 1,428 | $179,758 | $159,674 | 113% |
| Industrial Engineers | San Jose, CA | 1,307 | $150,660 | $128,579 | 117% |
| Mechanical Engineers | San Jose, CA | 1,292 | $152,509 | $135,934 | 112% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Jose, CA | 1,039 | $166,881 | $155,291 | 107% |
| Software Developers | San Diego, CA | 919 | $161,310 | $150,182 | 107% |
| Electronics Engineers | Austin, TX | 882 | $148,206 | $129,026 | 115% |
About Apple
Apple designs the iPhone, Mac, and a large services business, and increasingly on-device AI. It is a perennial top-tier H-1B sponsor.
- Legal name
- Apple Inc.
- Listed
- Nasdaq: AAPL
- Incorporated in
- California
- Headquarters
- One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014
- Industry
- Consumer electronics
- Employees (global)
- 166,000 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $416.2B +6% from $391.0B
- Net income FY2025
- $112.0B +19% from $93.7B
- R&D FY2025
- $34.5B (8% of revenue)
Apple pays a median H-1B base of $164,255 across FY2017–2026, about 45% above the typical Consumer electronics sponsor.
H-1B sponsors similar to Apple
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88,568 | 16,436 | $187k | 8,345 | 39% | |
| Microsoft | 75,263 | 14,461 | $173k | 2,626 | 53% |
| Meta | 46,756 | 11,918 | $208k | 3,953 | 61% |
| Apple | 37,897 | 12,071 | $173k | 3,120 | 77% |
| Intel | 27,321 | 4,574 | $131k | 2,219 | 64% |
| Salesforce | 19,220 | 3,529 | $199k | 542 | 75% |
| Qualcomm | 18,813 | 3,242 | $141k | 1,921 | 48% |
