Apple Salary

💰 $188K–$252K salary range

Median: $214K  ·  Based on 363 public Apple job postings  ·  Updated October 7, 2026

This Apple salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Apple

• Director, Head of Legal Discovery & Strategy — $317K–$506K · Corporate Functions
• Director, Demand Generation - Apple Ads — $268K–$429K · Marketing
• Sr. Manager, Product System Test, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems — $238K–$402K · Software and Services
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Manager, Apple Maps — $268K–$402K · Software and Services
• Senior AI Enablement Engineering Manager, Apps Team — $268K–$402K · Software and Services
• SIPI Architect for High-Speed SerDes — $263K–$394K · Hardware
• AIML - Machine Learning Research Lead, RL Agents, MLR — $216K–$394K · Machine Learning and AI
• AIML - Sr Machine Learning Engineer, Evaluation — $216K–$394K · Machine Learning and AI
• Wireless Systems Architect — $216K–$394K · Hardware
• CAD Engineer, Silicon Learning and Static Timing Analysis — $216K–$394K · Hardware

Apple salary by department

• machine learning and ai: $242K median · $394K top base — AIML - Machine Learning Research Lead, RL Agents, MLR (view JD) (33 roles)
• hardware: $214K median · $394K top base — SIPI Architect for High-Speed SerDes (view JD) (161 roles)
• software and services: $214K median · $402K top base — Sr. Manager, Product System Test, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems (view JD) (101 roles)
• sales and business development: $199K median · $334K top base — Global Business Development - Head of US Carrier & Global Bundles and Segmentation Partnerships (view JD) (5 roles)
• marketing: $196K median · $429K top base — Director, Demand Generation - Apple Ads (view JD) (14 roles)
• operations and supply chain: $190K median · $320K top base — WW Business Operations Analytics Manager (view JD) (25 roles)
• corporate functions: $188K median · $506K top base — Director, Head of Legal Discovery & Strategy (view JD) (21 roles)

Apple engineering & product salary by seniority

• Mid: $204K median · $402K top base — Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Manager, Apple Maps (view JD) (224)
• Senior: $242K median · $394K top base — AIML - Machine Learning Research Lead, RL Agents, MLR (view JD) (63)
• Staff: $242K median · $325K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Apple Ads (view JD) (5)

Apple engineering & product management salary

• Manager: $281K median · $402K top base — Sr. Manager, Product System Test, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems (view JD) (7)

Apple salary by location

• San Diego: $203K median · $338K top base — AMS Validation Manager (view JD) (40 roles)
• Seattle: $230K median · $338K top base — Observability SRE Manager, Apple Services Engineering (view JD) (22 roles)
• San Francisco: $255K median · $394K top base — SIPI Architect for High-Speed SerDes (view JD) (17 roles)
• Los Angeles: $242K median · $334K top base — Brand Director, Marcom LA (view JD) (3 roles)
• New York: $255K median · $356K top base — Engineering Manager, Apple Card & Savings (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Apple

6% of Apple's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Apple looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (85) · Swift (25) · Java (15) · PyTorch (14) · SQL (11) · AWS (11) · Go (10) · GCP (9) · Tableau (8) · CI/CD (7).

Benefits & perks at Apple

Commonly listed: dental (52) · 401k (52) · gym (1) · mental-health (1).

About Apple

Apple is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 1977 · HQ Cupertino, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Apple

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 88 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Master's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 23% of these postings reference equity (rsu, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Apple hiring activity

Apple has 363 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 363 public job postings with disclosed pay. 169 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (206 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 15 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Apple pay?
The median pay is $214K, with a typical range of $188K–$252K, based on 363 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Apple?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director, Head of Legal Discovery & Strategy, at $317K–$506K base.

Which team pays the most at Apple?
The machine learning and ai team, at a $242K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 363 public Apple job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed October 7, 2026.

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