Software Development Engineer at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Software Development Engineer on an H-1B?
$177k Apple has filed 2,613 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $177k. Most of those filings fall between $155k and $199k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
2,613
Median base salary
$177k
Middle 50%
$155k to $199k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Engineer at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 20 | $163k |
| FY2025 | 87 | $189k |
| FY2024 | 431 | $182k |
| FY2023 | 471 | $191k |
| FY2022 | 551 | $181k |
| FY2021 | 408 | $173k |
| FY2020 | 398 | $170k |
| FY2019 | 167 | $165k |
| FY2018 | 77 | $150k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $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 | 1,606 | $182k |
| Seattle, WA | 369 | $178k |
| Austin, TX | 165 | $158k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 144 | $182k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 88 | $193k |
| San Diego, CA | 86 | $155k |
| New York, NY | 42 | $173k |
| San Francisco, CA | 41 | $190k |
| Cambridge, MA | 11 | $149k |
| West Lake Hills, TX | 8 | $145k |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $120k |
| Culver City, CA | 6 | $179k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $120k |
| Level II | 234 | $145k |
| Level III | 656 | $160k |
| Level IV | 1,085 | $193k |
Other roles Apple sponsors
Software 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 576Data Scientist 547