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Apple Salary

Apple pays a median of $147K ($147K–$181K) across 27 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $147K–$181K salary range

Median: $147K  ·  Based on 27 public Apple job postings  ·  Updated June 22, 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

Apple · pay benchmark · updated June 22, 2026
$147K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$147K–$181K
Typical range
$212K view JD
Highest base · Product Designer, Wallet & Apple Pay
27
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+27
27 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity · rsu
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$147K (10)
Senior
$181K (7)
Staff
$181K (8)
Salary by department · median & top base
hardware
$181K · $181K top (10)
software and services
$147K · $181K top (13)
Highest-paying skills
Python $181KSwift $147K

Highest-paying open roles at Apple

Apple salary by department

  • hardware: $181K median · $181K top base — Cellular RF Hardware Design Engineer (view JD) (10 roles)
  • software and services: $147K median · $181K top base — Sr. AR/VR/AI Experience Prototyper- Vision Products Software (view JD) (13 roles)

Apple salary by seniority

  • Mid: $147K median · $147K top base — Machine Learning Researcher, Foundation Models [SWE Org] (view JD) (10)
  • Senior: $181K median · $181K top base — Sr. AR/VR/AI Experience Prototyper- Vision Products Software (view JD) (7)
  • Staff: $181K median · $212K top base — Product Designer, Wallet & Apple Pay (view JD) (8)

What Apple looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (10) · Swift (4) · Java (2) · PyTorch (1) · Sketch (1) · Prototyping (1) · UI Design (1) · CI/CD (1) · Go (1) · Scala (1).

About Apple

Apple is Public stage · 10,001–10,001 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 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 6 that do, Bachelor's and PhD 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; 100% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Apple hiring activity

Apple has 27 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 27 public job postings with disclosed pay. 27 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (27 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Apple's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs AppleStage
Amazon$144K↓ -3%Public
Google$200K↑ +36%Public
SpaceX$135K↓ -8%Series D
Accenture Federal Services$154K↑ +4%Venture-backed
Esri$126K↓ -14%
Databricks$215K↑ +46%Series J

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Common questions

What does Apple pay?
The median pay is $147K, with a typical range of $147K–$181K, based on 27 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 Product Designer, Wallet & Apple Pay, at $212K base.

Which team pays the most at Apple?
The hardware team, at a $181K 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 27 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 June 22, 2026.

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