LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Apple H-1B filings for software developers
Short answer
Apple filed 1,666 H-1B labor condition applications for software developers (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 72% of its 2,309 IT filings. The most common state is California (1,255) and the most common city is Cupertino, CA.
Job titles on the filings
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineering Applications | 338 |
| Software Development Engineering | 331 |
| Software Engineering Systems | 266 |
| Machine Learning | 170 |
| Software Developer | 88 |
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 1,255 |
| Texas | 177 |
| Washington | 157 |
| New York | 27 |
| Massachusetts | 20 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Cupertino, CA | 680 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 355 |
| Austin, TX | 171 |
| Seattle, WA | 155 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 22 | 4% |
| Level II | 98 | 17% |
| Level III | 125 | 21% |
| Level IV | 337 | 58% |
Median offered wage for software developers: $181,100 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $175,053 on the same filings. See prevailing wages by occupation and area.
Apple in other occupations
Other employers filing for software developers
| Employer | Filings |
|---|---|
| Microsoft | 1,826 |
| 1,973 | |
| Meta | 1,385 |
| Deloitte | 1,133 |
| Fidelity D/B/A Fidelity Investments | 1,001 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 851 |
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