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Machine Learning Research Engineer at Apple

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does Apple pay a Machine Learning Research Engineer on an H-1B?

$182k Apple has filed 130 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Machine Learning Research Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $182k. Most of those filings fall between $161k and $205k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
130
Median base salary
$182k
Middle 50%
$161k to $205k

Filings and pay by year

Machine Learning Research Engineer at Apple, by fiscal year

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Apple Machine Learning Research Engineer H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)1$178k
FY20256$201k
FY202425$187k
FY202318$193k
FY202227$191k
FY202125$174k
FY202022$174k
FY20194$130k
FY20182$164k

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

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Cupertino, CA65$193k
Seattle, WA38$163k
Cambridge, MA11$169k
New York, NY7$200k
Sunnyvale, CA4$201k
Santa Clara, CA3$204k
San Diego, CA1$136k
South Yarmouth, MA1$250k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level II11$135k
Level III41$158k
Level IV56$198k

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