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Compensation intelligence · Updated Oct 18, 2026

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439 role entries found in retained salary evidence and employer listings. Some titles are grouped; others retain the employer’s original wording. Coverage varies by role.

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AIML - Senior Engineering Program Manager

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AR/VR Module Development Engineer

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AR/VR Module Development Engineer Manager

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Base salary · median$184,974511 samples · All reported locations
Base salary · same cohort$184,974Matching base-pay statistic
Annual cash bonus · same cohort—Bonus amounts are not inferred from base wages
Individual wage records5,668Individual filings and approved reports; excludes aggregate statistics
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Software Engineer · Apple Inc. · All reported locations

For Software Engineer at Apple Inc. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $181,100. The sample denominator is 1,207 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

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Software Development Engineering · Apple Inc. · All reported locations

For Software Development Engineering at Apple Inc. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $184,974. The sample denominator is 511 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

Design Verification · Apple Inc. · All reported locations

For Design Verification at Apple Inc. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $157,802. The sample denominator is 138 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.

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Annual USD benchmarks · comparable statistics remain separate

439 measurements
ROLE / LEVELTOTAL COMPBASE SALARYSTOCK / YEARCASH BONUSCONTEXT
Software Development EngineeringLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$184,974——Offered base wage · filing cohort511 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Software Development EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$163,247——Offered base wage · filing cohort20 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Physical Analysis EngineeringLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$156,853——Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Silicon Validation EngineeringLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$156,853——Offered base wage · filing cohort43 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Product QualityLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$170,248——Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Performance and Modeling EngineeringLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$135,907——Offered base wage · filing cohort13 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
AR/VR Module Development EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$185,869——Offered base wage · filing cohort13 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
RFHW Systems EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$187,532——Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Clinical QualityLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$170,248——Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
System Product Design EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$176,350——Offered base wage · filing cohort52 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Localization EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$118,500——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Manufacturing DesignLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$170,248——Offered base wage · filing cohort17 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Industrial Production ManagerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$184,324——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Acoustics EngineeringLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$181,100——Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
InfoSec EngineeringLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$127,700——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Apple Inc. · Computer and Information Systems Manager · Seattle, WAApple Inc. · Computer Vision Engineer · Sunnyvale, CAApple Inc. · CPU Implementation Engineering · Austin, TXApple Inc. · CPU Implementation Engineering · Santa Clara, CAApple Inc. · Data Engineer · Austin, TXApple Inc. · Data Engineer · Cupertino, CAApple Inc. · Data Scientist · Austin, TXApple Inc. · Data Scientist · Cupertino, CAApple Inc. · Data Scientist · New York, NYApple Inc. · Data Scientist · Sunnyvale, CAApple Inc. · Design for Test Engineer · Cupertino, CAApple Inc. · Design Verification · Austin, TXApple Inc. · Design Verification · Beaverton, ORApple Inc. · Design Verification · Cupertino, CAApple Inc. · Design Verification · Orlando, FLApple Inc. · Design Verification · San Diego, CAApple Inc. · Design Verification · Santa Clara, CAApple Inc. · Design Verification · Seattle, WAApple Inc. · Design Verification · Sunnyvale, CAApple Inc. · Digital Circuit Design Engineer · Santa Clara, CAApple Inc. · Electrical Engineer · Austin, TXApple Inc. · Electrical Engineer · Cupertino, CAApple Inc. · Electrical Engineer · San Diego, CAApple Inc. · Electrical Engineer · Sunnyvale, CAApple Inc. · Electronics Engineer · Austin, TXApple Inc. · Electronics Engineer · Beaverton, ORApple Inc. · Electronics Engineer · Cupertino, CAApple Inc. · Electronics Engineer · San Diego, CAApple Inc. · Electronics Engineer · Santa Clara, CAApple Inc. · Engineering Project/Program · Austin, TXApple Inc. · Engineering Project/Program · Cupertino, CAApple Inc. · Engineering Project/Program · Sunnyvale, CAApple Inc. · FE Engineering · Austin, TXApple Inc. · FE Engineering · Cupertino, CAApple Inc. · FE Engineering · San Diego, CAApple Inc. · FE Engineering · Santa Clara, CAApple Inc. · FE Engineering · Sunnyvale, CAApple Inc. · Finance · Cupertino, CAApple Inc. · Graphic Designer · Sunnyvale, CAApple Inc. · Hardware Development · Cupertino, CAApple Inc. · Hardware Systems Engineering · Austin, TXApple Inc. · Hardware Systems Engineering · Cupertino, CA
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How to read Apple Inc. pay data.

What is available?

134 supported pay benchmarks. Base-pay benchmarks describe salary or offered wages; stock and bonus may be unavailable. Missing components stay undisclosed.

How current are the numbers?

This coverage was last refreshed Oct 18, 2026. Each row shows its own measurement period. A collection date can differ from the year when compensation was earned or a wage was offered.

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Public pay cohorts need at least five samples. Counts can overlap, so they are not added together into a worker total. Coverage reflects available records and does not represent every employer or employee. Read the methodology.