Software Development Engineer - Applications at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Software Development Engineer - Applications on an H-1B?
$174k Apple has filed 2,311 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Engineer - Applications with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $174k. Most of those filings fall between $157k and $191k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
2,311
Median base salary
$174k
Middle 50%
$157k to $191k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Engineer - Applications at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 3 | $187k |
| FY2025 | 24 | $180k |
| FY2024 | 379 | $171k |
| FY2023 | 441 | $185k |
| FY2022 | 541 | $178k |
| FY2021 | 440 | $170k |
| FY2020 | 432 | $165k |
| FY2019 | 51 | $165k |
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 | 743 | $182k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 649 | $182k |
| Austin, TX | 507 | $158k |
| Seattle, WA | 177 | $180k |
| New York, NY | 112 | $170k |
| San Diego, CA | 28 | $171k |
| Elk Grove, CA | 16 | $163k |
| Cary, NC | 14 | $154k |
| San Francisco, CA | 14 | $193k |
| Culver City, CA | 11 | $160k |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 9 | $136k |
| Dallas, TX | 6 | $144k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 111 | $155k |
| Level III | 584 | $160k |
| Level IV | 1,102 | $186k |
Other roles Apple sponsors
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