Apple
Offered base salaries from 4,496 certified H-1B filings, across 30 roles in 15 metro areas.
Half of Apple's certified filings offered $177,154 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $155,709 and $203,495. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | $181,848 | $109k – $265k | 2029 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $168,583 | $103k – $257k | 769 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $216,590 | $148k – $377k | 244 |
| Electrical Engineers | $164,294 | $102k – $218k | 240 |
| Industrial Engineers | $166,962 | $102k – $212k | 189 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $158,995 | $109k – $212k | 181 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $174,066 | $106k – $223k | 177 |
| Data Scientists | $170,606 | $119k – $212k | 136 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $164,154 | $106k – $212k | 98 |
| Logisticians | $141,939 | $100k – $187k | 85 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $186,142 | $88k – $377k | 3094 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $155,709 | $100k – $236k | 624 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $157,581 | $106k – $255k | 325 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $190,486 | $130k – $240k | 233 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $179,982 | $117k – $219k | 56 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $158,309 | $103k – $205k | 34 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $157,000 | $106k – $208k | 32 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $192,429 | $143k – $252k | 31 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $157,800 | $128k – $187k | 30 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $171,018 | $117k – $197k | 9 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Apple's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers — San Jose | $199,107 | 1312 | −6.6% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — San Jose | $186,142 | 538 | −4.2% |
| Software Developers — Austin | $157,800 | 271 | +17.7% |
| Software Developers — Seattle | $190,486 | 178 | +13.9% |
| Industrial Engineers — San Jose | $166,962 | 168 | +21.9% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers — San Jose | $219,300 | 167 | −24.8% |
| Electrical Engineers — San Jose | $185,120 | 167 | −1.0% |
| Software Developers — San Diego | $172,824 | 165 | +5.9% |
| Mechanical Engineers — San Jose | $166,577 | 149 | −0.9% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — Austin | $157,800 | 119 | −3.2% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 4,496 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Apple's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.