LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Apple H-1B filings for data scientists
Short answer
Apple filed 101 H-1B labor condition applications for data scientists (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 4% of its 2,309 IT filings. The most common state is California (71) and the most common city is Cupertino, CA.
Job titles on the filings
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 36 |
| Machine Learning | 27 |
| Ml - Data Scientist | 7 |
| Software Development Engineer - Data | 5 |
| Software Engineering Applications | 5 |
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 71 |
| Texas | 13 |
| Washington | 11 |
| New York | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Cupertino, CA | 43 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 15 |
| Austin, TX | 13 |
| Seattle, WA | 11 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2 | 4% |
| Level II | 17 | 33% |
| Level III | 12 | 23% |
| Level IV | 21 | 40% |
Median offered wage for data scientists: $171,600 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $163,322 on the same filings. See prevailing wages by occupation and area.