Manufacturing Design Engineer at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Manufacturing Design Engineer on an H-1B?
$147k Apple has filed 102 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Manufacturing Design Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $147k. Most of those filings fall between $139k and $157k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
102
Median base salary
$147k
Middle 50%
$139k to $157k
Filings and pay by year
Manufacturing Design Engineer at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 4 | $164k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $167k |
| FY2024 | 15 | $145k |
| FY2023 | 13 | $152k |
| FY2022 | 29 | $145k |
| FY2021 | 16 | $140k |
| FY2020 | 18 | $142k |
| FY2019 | 2 | $149k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $121k |
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 | 90 | $148k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 11 | $141k |
| Washington, DC | 1 | $136k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 6 | $128k |
| Level III | 54 | $140k |
| Level IV | 33 | $160k |
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