Data Scientist at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Data Scientist on an H-1B?
$168k Apple has filed 547 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Scientist with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $168k. Most of those filings fall between $148k and $184k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
547
Median base salary
$168k
Middle 50%
$148k to $184k
Filings and pay by year
Data Scientist at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 77 | $157k |
| FY2025 | 92 | $173k |
| FY2024 | 71 | $173k |
| FY2023 | 57 | $164k |
| FY2022 | 74 | $177k |
| FY2021 | 70 | $170k |
| FY2020 | 61 | $165k |
| FY2019 | 23 | $150k |
| FY2018 | 17 | $145k |
| FY2017 | 5 | $135k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Cupertino, CA | 314 | $175k |
| Austin, TX | 90 | $144k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 43 | $157k |
| Seattle, WA | 28 | $171k |
| New York, NY | 25 | $170k |
| Culver City, CA | 24 | $170k |
| San Diego, CA | 8 | $138k |
| Cambridge, MA | 2 | $158k |
| Cary, NC | 2 | $162k |
| San Francisco, CA | 2 | $175k |
| Austin, CA | 1 | $102k |
| Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $116k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 7 | $127k |
| Level II | 46 | $142k |
| Level III | 111 | $155k |
| Level IV | 228 | $175k |
Other roles Apple sponsors
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