Hardware Development Engineer at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Hardware Development Engineer on an H-1B?
$160k Apple has filed 677 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Hardware Development Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $160k. Most of those filings fall between $145k and $173k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
677
Median base salary
$160k
Middle 50%
$145k to $173k
Filings and pay by year
Hardware Development Engineer at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $142k |
| FY2025 | 11 | $164k |
| FY2024 | 31 | $164k |
| FY2023 | 40 | $161k |
| FY2022 | 172 | $170k |
| FY2021 | 157 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 200 | $150k |
| FY2019 | 36 | $155k |
| FY2018 | 25 | $142k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $136k |
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 | 563 | $160k |
| San Diego, CA | 37 | $140k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 31 | $163k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 28 | $173k |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $165k |
| Boulder, CO | 3 | $130k |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | $145k |
| Cupertino217,000, CA | 1 | $217k |
| Cupertion, CA | 1 | $180k |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $112k |
| Issaquah, WA | 1 | $150k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $126k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 114 | $140k |
| Level III | 261 | $154k |
| Level IV | 213 | $177k |
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