What H-1B visa data reveals on how much Apple pays engineers, designers and for other tech roles

TOI Tech Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Aug 18, 2025, 11:40 IST

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What H-1B visa data reveals on how much Apple pays engineers, designers and for other tech roles

Apple is one of the most valuable companies in the world. The iPhone maker, with a market capitalization of over $3 trillion, is currently hiring for hundreds of AI and machine learning roles. A federal filing with the US Department of Labor in the second quarter of the year obtained by Business Insider revealed that a machine learning engineer or researcher at Apple can earn up to $312,200 (approx. Rs 2.73 crore) in base pay. A data scientist can make as much as $322,400, while software development engineers can receive up to $378,700. Human interface designers can earn as much as $468,500. Along with salaries, Apple employees receive stock grants and product discounts. However, the salary data from the filing does not include equity or other benefits, and applies only to foreign hires.

Salaries Apple pays to software developers, AI engineers, data scientists, and others

Here's how much Apple pays to its employees, as revealed by the filings data

Category	Role	Salary Range (USD)
Engineering Roles	CPU Implementation Engineer	$103,164 – $264,200
	Design for Test Engineer	$131,352 – $293,800
	Design Verification	$103,164 – $312,200
	Electronics Engineer	$108,160 – $264,200
	Engineering Project/Program Manager	$105,550 – $301,400
	FE Engineer	$125,694 – $312,200
	Hardware Development	$124,942 – $293,800
	Hardware Systems Engineer	$125,495 – $378,700
	Manufacturing Quality	$142,293 – $227,600
	Module Design Engineer	$108,796 – $329,600
	Physical Design Engineer	$101,982 – $341,200
	Production Services Engineer	$122,800 – $293,800
	Reliability Engineer	$128,300 – $264,200
	RF/Analog/Mixed Signal Engineer	$131,352 – $312,200
	Silicon Validation Engineer	$103,164 – $329,600
	System Product Design Engineer	$103,164 – $312,200
	Tools & Automation Engineer	$105,602 – $293,800
	Wireless Systems Engineer	$128,300 – $312,200
	Wireless Systems Validation Engineer	$126,672 – $312,200
Data Roles	Data Engineer	$105,602 – $234,700
	Data Scientist	$105,550 – $322,400
AI Roles	Machine Learning	$126,880 – $329,600
	Machine Learning Engineer	$143,100 – $312,200
	Machine Learning Researcher	$114,100 – $312,200
Software Development Roles	AR/VR Software Development	$129,805 – $312,200
	Human Interface Designer	$135,400 – $468,500
	Software Developer	$132,267 – $264,200
	Software Development Engineer	$132,267 – $378,700
	Software Dev Engineer – Applications	$132,267 – $378,700
	Software Dev Engineer – Data	$135,400 – $329,600
	Software Dev Engineer – Firmware	$126,880 – $312,200
	Software Dev Engineer – Test	$94,640 – $329,600
	Software Development Engg. Manager	$166,691 – $378,700
	Software Engg. – Applications	$103,164 – $378,700
	Software Engg. Applications Manager	$171,400 – $378,700
	Software Engg. – Systems	$126,880 – $329,600
Other Roles	Professional Services Consultant	$100,200 – $258,700
	Strategic Sourcing Manager	$110,600 – $286,400
	Supply Demand Planning	$100,200 – $209,900

Top paying roles at Apple

As revealed by the federal filings, Human Interface Designer is among the highest paid roles at Apple with up to $468,500 pay. A Software Engineering Applications Manager can earn up to $378,700, while a Software Development Engineer (Applications) gets a salary of up to $378,700. Other top paying roles at Apple include

Software Development Engineering Manager – up to $378,700
Hardware Systems Engineer – up to $378,700

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Apple CEO Tim Cook on company hirings

In a 2023 interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the company hires from “all walks of life” and values “collaboration, curiosity, and creativity.” “Fundamentally, we all believe that one plus one equals three," Cook then said. "Your idea plus my idea is better than the individual ideas on their own."

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