Software Developer at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Software Developer on an H-1B?
$153k Apple has filed 266 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Developer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $153k. Most of those filings fall between $142k and $181k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
266
Median base salary
$153k
Middle 50%
$142k to $181k
Filings and pay by year
Software Developer at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 146 | $149k |
| FY2025 | 34 | $192k |
| FY2024 | 36 | $169k |
| FY2023 | 42 | $151k |
| FY2019 | 1 | $122k |
| FY2018 | 7 | $125k |
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 | 98 | $175k |
| San Diego, CA | 42 | $146k |
| Seattle, WA | 42 | $159k |
| Austin, TX | 37 | $136k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 30 | $149k |
| San Francisco, CA | 6 | $125k |
| New York, NY | 5 | $161k |
| Cambridge, MA | 3 | $132k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $148k |
| Playa Vista, CA | 1 | $140k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 23 | $140k |
| Level II | 32 | $131k |
| Level III | 48 | $151k |
| Level IV | 45 | $171k |
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 677Machine Learning 576