Software Development Engineer - Firmware at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Software Development Engineer - Firmware on an H-1B?
$175k Apple has filed 491 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Engineer - Firmware with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $175k. Most of those filings fall between $152k and $193k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
491
Median base salary
$175k
Middle 50%
$152k to $193k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Engineer - Firmware at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 102 | $181k |
| FY2025 | 115 | $177k |
| FY2024 | 49 | $171k |
| FY2023 | 54 | $178k |
| FY2022 | 95 | $170k |
| FY2021 | 45 | $173k |
| FY2020 | 27 | $169k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $183k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego, CA | 195 | $158k |
| Cupertino, CA | 187 | $187k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 86 | $182k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 11 | $153k |
| Seattle, WA | 4 | $166k |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $145k |
| Pasadena, CA | 2 | $188k |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $127k |
| One Apple Park Way, CA | 1 | $198k |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 1 | $198k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 3 | $140k |
| Level II | 38 | $135k |
| Level III | 95 | $149k |
| Level IV | 186 | $186k |
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