Software Engineering Applications at Apple
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Apple pay a Software Engineering Applications on an H-1B?
$181k Apple has filed 1,244 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineering Applications with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $181k. Most of those filings fall between $158k and $205k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,244
Median base salary
$181k
Middle 50%
$158k to $205k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineering Applications at Apple, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 577 | $181k |
| FY2025 | 641 | $181k |
| FY2024 | 24 | $189k |
| FY2019 | 2 | $154k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 457 | $199k |
| Austin, TX | 351 | $158k |
| Cupertino, CA | 222 | $204k |
| Seattle, WA | 108 | $190k |
| New York, NY | 31 | $180k |
| San Diego, CA | 26 | $159k |
| Cary, NC | 13 | $157k |
| Elk Grove, CA | 11 | $174k |
| Culver City, CA | 6 | $164k |
| San Jose, CA | 6 | $195k |
| San Francisco, CA | 4 | $207k |
| Vancouver, WA | 2 | $160k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 26 | $132k |
| Level II | 74 | $132k |
| Level III | 118 | $139k |
| Level IV | 433 | $185k |
Other roles Apple sponsors
Software Development Engineer 2,613Software Development Engineer - Applications 2,311Software Development Engineer - Systems 1,349Machine 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