Apple Art Director salary

Based on 20 H-1B filings by Apple, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$193,000
Middle 50%$163.7k–$196.9k
vs. all employers+43%comparison median $135,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $126,633 and $216,600.
PercentileSalary
10th$146,800
25th$163,717
50th (median)$193,000
75th$196,903
90th$200,979

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $190k $230k FY2020: median $172,000 (17 filings) FY2021: median $211,500 (14 filings) FY2022: median $190,000 (12 filings) FY2023: median $192,448 (10 filings) FY2024: median $195,395 (10 filings) FY2026: median $187,500 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 17
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$172,000$155,000$202,60017
FY2021$211,500$172,375$296,25014
FY2022$190,000$164,926$211,00012
FY2023$192,448$172,219$222,97510
FY2024$195,395$186,425$207,02410
FY2025–––8
FY2026$187,500$160,075$199,24312

By state

California
$180,290
New York
$196,123
Florida
$164,500

Bar length: number of filings (California 17). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Sunnyvale, CA$182,705 · 10 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified too few 4
Level III · Experienced too few 1
Level IV · Fully competent $194,792 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a art director make at Apple?

In H-1B filings, Apple's median base salary for Art Director is $193,000; half of filings fall between $163,717 and $196,903. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Apple sponsor H-1B visas for art directors?

Yes. Apple filed 20 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 27-1011 (Art Directors), so this page covers every job title Apple filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology