Design Verification Engineer at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Design Verification Engineer on an H-1B?
$155k Apple has filed 434 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Design Verification Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $155k. Most of those filings fall between $141k and $180k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
434
Median base salary
$155k
Middle 50%
$141k to $180k
Filings and pay by year
Design Verification Engineer at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 10 | $157k |
| FY2025 | 36 | $156k |
| FY2024 | 82 | $154k |
| FY2023 | 140 | $162k |
| FY2022 | 118 | $154k |
| FY2021 | 31 | $155k |
| FY2018 | 10 | $130k |
| FY2017 | 7 | $110k |
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 | 156 | $169k |
| Austin, TX | 59 | $141k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 57 | $166k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 51 | $163k |
| West Lake Hills, TX | 30 | $150k |
| San Diego, CA | 26 | $162k |
| Orlando, FL | 23 | $122k |
| Beaverton, OR | 13 | $136k |
| Waltham, MA | 6 | $151k |
| Seattle, WA | 4 | $140k |
| Cambridge, MA | 3 | $148k |
| Melbourne, FL | 3 | $112k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 23 | $124k |
| Level III | 169 | $150k |
| Level IV | 174 | $180k |
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