What Apple certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 20,550 certified Department of Labor wage filings across every fiscal year on record, through FY2026. (The /pay index card counts FY2026 alone.) Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Related record: Apple’s full H-1B sponsor file
Base-salary bands by role
Software Developers
7,081 filingsRadio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
3,256 filingsElectrical Engineers
1,126 filingsComputer and Information Systems Managers
1,005 filingsSoftware Developers, Applications
919 filingsSoftware Developers, Systems Software
875 filingsMechanical Engineers
809 filingsValidation Engineers
795 filingsMedian by state
| CA | 15,897 filings | $177K |
| TX | 2,697 filings | $152K |
| WA | 1,185 filings | $182K |
| NY | 287 filings | $171K |
| MA | 119 filings | $153K |
| OR | 118 filings | $153K |
| CO | 78 filings | $146K |
| NC | 61 filings | $138K |
Median by seniority level
| Level II · Qualified | 1,443 filings | $191K |
| Level III · Experienced | 4,332 filings | $148K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 8,297 filings | $182K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Apple certifies 20,550 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median offer sits essentially at the required minimum.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $162K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 1 legal entity under this brand — largest: Apple Inc. (20,550).
Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.
Green-card sponsorship record
Apple has 12,645 certified permanent-residency (PERM) applications on the federal record through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. The question this answers: does this employer put workers on the path to a green card, or only on visas?
All fiscal years on record · applications, not people
Of 12,712 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (12,645 vs 20,550) — filings and applications, not headcount
Source: DOL OFLC PERM (Form ETA-9089) disclosure data, decision-basis by federal fiscal year; the current fiscal year is partial by construction. PERM has no prevailing-wage field — this card reads sponsorship posture, not pay.
What this data is — and isn't
These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what Apple pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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