Does Apple sponsor new H-1B visas or only transfers?

Apple sponsors both first-time H-1Bs and transfers.

What does Apple pay H-1B tech workers?

The median salary on Apple's H-1B tech filings was $180,710 a year.

What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineering Applications at Apple?

The median is $181,100 a year across 509 certified filings, with the middle half between $162,500 and $205,482.

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Cupertino, CA

Does Apple sponsor visas?

Yes. Apple filed 2,727 H-1B applications for tech roles in the past year.

5 people applied to Apple roles through VisaRoles this week

Open tech roles: 231
Postings that say they sponsor: 0
UK sponsor licence: —
Recognised NL sponsor: Yes
Irish permits, 2025: 23

Apple

Sponsorship record · last 12 months

H-1B tech filings: 2,727
Median tech salary: $181k

New hires 58%Transfers 42%

Sponsors both new visas and transfers.

Most-sponsored roles

Software Engineering Applications
Software Development Engineering
Software Engineering Systems
Machine Learning

Open roles 231

Senior Software Engineer - Intelligence Platform Data Foundations, Proactive
Cupertino, United States of America
Apple filed 2,727 H-1B applications for tech roles in the past year.
Sponsors H-1B2d
Graphics Software Engineer
Austin, United States of America
Apple filed 2,727 H-1B applications for tech roles in the past year.

What Apple pays sponsored workers

Median annual salary on Apple's certified H-1B filings, with the range the middle half fall in. These are the wages the employer committed to on the filing, not self-reported figures.

By job title

Apple H-1B salaries by job title
Software Engineering Applications509 filings	$162,500$205,482	$181,100
Software Development Engineering426 filings	$161,947$212,202	$185,224
Software Engineering Systems287 filings	$161,947$204,039	$181,100
Machine Learning252 filings

About Apple

Does Apple sponsor visas?: Yes. Apple filed 2,727 H-1B applications for tech roles in the past year.
Does Apple sponsor new H-1B visas or only transfers?: Apple sponsors both first-time H-1Bs and transfers.
What does Apple pay H-1B tech workers?: The median salary on Apple's H-1B tech filings was $180,710 a year.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineering Applications at Apple?: The median is $181,100 a year across 509 certified filings, with the middle half between $162,500 and $205,482.

Does Apple Sponsor H-1B? 2,727 Filings, $181k Median Salary · VisaRoles

By state

Apple H-1B salaries by state
California1,951 filings	$157,581$205,482	$181,293
Texas370 filings	$132,100$163,550	$154,600
Washington296 filings	$167,024$212,202	$180,710
New York48 filings	$157,888$189,592	$181,050
Massachusetts26 filings	$132,100$178,131	$154,606
North Carolina10 filings	$137,124$162,400	$157,248