Apple salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 7,854 certified H-1B filings by Apple in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$181,397
Middle 50%$156.9k–$206.1k
vs. all employers here+2%comparison median $178,705
Filings7,854FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $122,300 and $264,514.
PercentileSalary
10th$147,308
25th$156,853
50th (median)$181,397
75th$206,122
90th$226,158

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $170k $200k FY2020: median $158,975 (2,966 filings) FY2021: median $166,982 (3,025 filings) FY2022: median $175,105 (3,316 filings) FY2023: median $180,003 (2,766 filings) FY2024: median $180,003 (2,236 filings) FY2025: median $181,397 (4,697 filings) FY2026: median $181,100 (3,157 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,966 filings FY20 FY2021: 3,025 filings FY21 FY2022: 3,316 filings FY22 FY2023: 2,766 filings FY23 FY2024: 2,236 filings FY24 FY2025: 4,697 filings FY25 FY2026: 3,157 filings FY26 4,697
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$158,975$140,000$180,0002,966
FY2021$166,982$148,237$186,0003,025
FY2022$175,105$155,000$196,0003,316
FY2023$180,003$161,304$196,0002,766
FY2024$180,003$156,959$199,8002,236
FY2025$181,397$155,252$205,9124,697
FY2026$181,100$157,200$207,3923,157

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$192,2863,230
Electronics Engineer$181,1001,216
Electrical Engineer$162,649502
Industrial Engineer$166,962398
Mechanical Engineer$166,573371
IT Manager$219,300358
Systems Engineer / Architect$194,663309
QA Engineer$165,422223
Data Scientist$175,827221
Logistician$146,300155
Validation Engineer$158,621110
Engineering Director$219,300104
Production Manager$190,50093
Materials Engineer$155,25170
Operations Research Analyst$156,77052
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JobMedian hereFilings
Graphic Designer$143,90042
Market Research Analyst$178,11039
Financial Analyst$154,62332
Computer Hardware Engineer$183,91431
Project Manager$166,23126
Multimedia Artist$193,46125
Industrial Designer$178,05020
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$189,74617
Statistician$188,15716
Management Consultant$191,46414

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in San Jose, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $147,400 130
Mid-level · Level II $187,741 698
Senior · Level III $155,251 651
Expert · Level IV $204,901 1,858

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.