Software Development Engineering at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Software Development Engineering on an H-1B?
$186k Apple has filed 1,059 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Engineering with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2024 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $186k. Most of those filings fall between $164k and $212k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,059
Median base salary
$186k
Middle 50%
$164k to $212k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Engineering at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 512 | $185k |
| FY2025 | 540 | $190k |
| FY2024 | 7 | $180k |
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 | 569 | $199k |
| Seattle, WA | 171 | $190k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 98 | $186k |
| Austin, TX | 77 | $158k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 44 | $187k |
| San Diego, CA | 39 | $158k |
| San Francisco, CA | 23 | $192k |
| New York, NY | 15 | $180k |
| Beaverton, OR | 5 | $166k |
| Cambridge, MA | 3 | $178k |
| West Lake Hills, TX | 3 | $139k |
| Culver City, CA | 2 | $187k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 15 | $149k |
| Level II | 54 | $149k |
| Level III | 93 | $155k |
| Level IV | 305 | $212k |
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 1,089Engineering Project Manager 938ASIC Design Engineer 885Software Development Engineer - Test 860Software Engineering Systems 830Hardware Development Engineer 677Machine Learning 576Data Scientist 547