Machine Learning Engineer at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Machine Learning Engineer on an H-1B?
$184k Apple has filed 1,089 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Machine Learning Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $184k. Most of those filings fall between $160k and $203k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,089
Median base salary
$184k
Middle 50%
$160k to $203k
Filings and pay by year
Machine Learning Engineer at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 35 | $193k |
| FY2025 | 102 | $193k |
| FY2024 | 216 | $186k |
| FY2023 | 161 | $184k |
| FY2022 | 238 | $190k |
| FY2021 | 154 | $180k |
| FY2020 | 122 | $173k |
| FY2019 | 36 | $171k |
| FY2018 | 24 | $135k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $115k |
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 | 578 | $190k |
| Seattle, WA | 187 | $169k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 161 | $193k |
| Austin, TX | 35 | $153k |
| New York, NY | 33 | $170k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 27 | $193k |
| Cambridge, MA | 19 | $143k |
| San Diego, CA | 18 | $151k |
| Boulder, CO | 9 | $135k |
| San Francisco, CA | 5 | $163k |
| Culver City, CA | 3 | $168k |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $145k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 63 | $149k |
| Level III | 292 | $162k |
| Level IV | 431 | $195k |
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