Software Development Engineer - Systems at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Software Development Engineer - Systems on an H-1B?
$175k Apple has filed 1,349 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Engineer - Systems with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $175k. Most of those filings fall between $155k and $195k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,349
Median base salary
$175k
Middle 50%
$155k to $195k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Engineer - Systems at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 7 | $179k |
| FY2025 | 21 | $202k |
| FY2024 | 222 | $171k |
| FY2023 | 251 | $189k |
| FY2022 | 354 | $177k |
| FY2021 | 236 | $173k |
| FY2020 | 235 | $170k |
| FY2019 | 23 | $167k |
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 | 1,021 | $181k |
| San Diego, CA | 139 | $160k |
| Austin, TX | 67 | $153k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 45 | $188k |
| Elk Grove, CA | 15 | $163k |
| Seattle, WA | 14 | $186k |
| Cary, NC | 11 | $132k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 5 | $193k |
| Cambridge, MA | 4 | $134k |
| New York, NY | 4 | $148k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $175k |
| Beaverton, OR | 3 | $125k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $132k |
| Level II | 101 | $145k |
| Level III | 388 | $163k |
| Level IV | 485 | $193k |
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