Machine Learning at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Machine Learning on an H-1B?
$190k Apple has filed 576 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Machine Learning with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2025 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $190k. Most of those filings fall between $170k and $212k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
576
Median base salary
$190k
Middle 50%
$170k to $212k
Filings and pay by year
Machine Learning at Apple, by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 315 | $188k |
| FY2025 | 261 | $190k |
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 | 248 | $201k |
| Seattle, WA | 117 | $184k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 87 | $198k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 46 | $196k |
| San Diego, CA | 25 | $152k |
| Austin, TX | 18 | $158k |
| Cambridge, MA | 13 | $178k |
| New York, NY | 8 | $185k |
| San Francisco, CA | 7 | $181k |
| Culver City, CA | 3 | $140k |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $132k |
| Cupertino CA, CA | 1 | $181k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 5 | $181k |
| Level II | 37 | $164k |
| Level III | 45 | $164k |
| Level IV | 177 | $212k |
Other roles Apple sponsors
Software Development Engineer 2,613Software Development Engineer - Applications 2,311Software Development Engineer - Systems 1,349Software Engineering Applications 1,244Machine Learning Engineer 1,089Software Development Engineering 1,059Engineering Project Manager 938ASIC Design Engineer 885Software Development Engineer - Test 860Software Engineering Systems 830Hardware Development Engineer 677Data Scientist 547