Software Engineer Apps H-1B salary at Apple — 354 certified filings (FY2016–FY2019)
- 16
- Filings · FY2019
- $150k
- Median base · FY2019
- $140k–$180k
- Middle 50% · FY2019
- ±0%
- vs market median · all years
Apple filed 16 certified H-1B LCAs for Software Engineer Apps in FY2019 (down 79% from the year before), with a median base salary of $150k and the middle 50% of offers between $140k and $180k. Across all years its $140k median is in line with the $140k market median for Software Engineer Apps. It has filed 354 Software Engineer Apps LCAs since FY2016, most often in Cupertino, CA.
How much does Apple pay a Software Engineer Apps?
Certified base salary for Software Engineer Apps at Apple by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $150k median in FY2019. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
Does Apple pay Software Engineer Appss above the market?
Apple's all-years median against every employer's certified Software Engineer Apps LCAs — in line with the market. Same cleaned DOL title, same base-salary definition, so the two rows compare like for like.
| Base salary for this title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | 354 | $140k |
| All employers · Software Engineer Apps | 359 | $140k |
How has Apple's Software Engineer Apps hiring changed by year?
147 certified Software Engineer Apps filings in FY2016 → 16 in FY2019. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 16 | −79% | $150k |
| FY2018 | 77 | −32% | $147k |
| FY2017 | 114 | −22% | $140k |
| FY2016 | 147 | — | $135k |
Which wage levels does Apple file for Software Engineer Apps?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 70% of Apple's Software Engineer Apps filings sit at Level III–IV. Higher levels earn more entries in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.
Share of 195 Software Engineer Apps filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.2%14
- Level II23.1%45
- Level III41.0%80
- Level IV28.7%56
Where does Apple hire H-1B Software Engineer Appss?
Worksite states and cities on the certified filings for this title, all years, with the median base salary at each.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| California | 342 | $140k |
| Texas | 4 | $138k |
| Washington | 4 | $150k |
| Colorado | 1 | $163k |
| Florida | 1 | $106k |
| New York | 1 | $122k |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $105k |
| City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Cupertino, CA | 334 | $140k |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $160k |
| San Francisco, CA | 3 | $145k |
| Seattle, WA | 3 | $160k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $131k |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $135k |
| Denver, CO | 1 | $163k |
| Elk Grove, CA | 1 | $140k |
Also filed as
Apple's other sponsored titles, and the employers that file the most Software Engineer Apps LCAs. All years.
Other titles at Apple
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer | 2,447 | $178k |
| Software Development Engineer - Applications | 1,921 | $175k |
| Software Engineering Applications | 1,165 | $181k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 1,026 | $184k |
| Software Development Engineer - Systems | 1,026 | $175k |
| Software Development Engineering | 985 | $186k |
| Engineering Project Manager | 882 | $164k |
| ASIC Design Engineer | 845 | $149k |
| Software Development Engineer - Test | 741 | $172k |
| Software Engineering Systems | 734 | $179k |
Top Software Engineer Apps sponsors
| Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Filemaker | 4 | $115k |
| Cisco Systems | 1 | $119k |
Common questions about Software Engineer Apps H-1B pay at Apple
- How much does Apple pay a Software Engineer Apps on an H-1B?
- Apple's median certified H-1B base salary for Software Engineer Apps is $150k in FY2019, from 16 filings; the middle 50% of offers fall between $140k and $180k. Across all years the median is $140k.
- How many Software Engineer Apps H-1B LCAs has Apple filed?
- Apple has 354 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Software Engineer Apps on record (FY2016–FY2019), 16 of them in FY2019. That is 1% of its 36,424 certified filings across all titles.
- Does Apple pay Software Engineer Appss above the market?
- Apple's all-years median of $140k is in line with the $140k median for Software Engineer Apps across all H-1B employers (359 certified filings).
- Where does Apple hire H-1B Software Engineer Appss?
- Apple's Software Engineer Apps LCAs name worksites mostly in California, Texas, Washington; the top cities are Cupertino, CA, Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2019). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →