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Apple Inc.

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
60,673
FY2025 applications
8,279
FY2026 to 30 June
5,726
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Median offered wage
$171,787
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.9%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Apple Inc. appears in 60,673 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 8,279.

Applications by fiscal year — Apple Inc.

4,1408,279FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4,1408,279FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008347
FY2009426
FY2010615
FY2011934
FY20121,225
FY20131,266
FY20142,043
FY20152,027
FY20162,665
FY20172,641
FY20182,991
FY20192,709
FY20204,644
FY20215,404
FY20226,068
FY20235,320
FY20245,343
FY20258,279
FY2026*5,726
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*5,68244
FY20257,0391,240
FY20243,8161,527
FY20234,0881,232
FY20225,0531,015
FY20214,2391,165
FY20203,757887
FY20191,7081,001
FY20181,9641,027
FY20171,712929
FY20161,6601,005
FY20151,514513
FY20141,465578
FY20131,041225
FY2012979246
FY2011803131
FY2010451164
FY200937551
FY200831532
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Apple Inc.: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA51,466
TX5,553
WA1,998
NY467
FL306
MA232
OR224
CO148
NC115
PA45
NJ44
AZ12
IL8
DC8
VA6
Worksite states
  1. California51,466
  2. Texas5,553
  3. Washington1,998
  4. New York467
  5. Florida306
  6. Massachusetts232
  7. Oregon224
  8. Colorado148
  9. North Carolina115
  10. Pennsylvania45
Worksite cities
  1. Cupertino, CA41,856
  2. Sunnyvale, CA5,123
  3. Austin, TX5,061
  4. San Diego, CA2,176
  5. Seattle, WA1,966
  6. Santa Clara, CA988
  7. New York City, NY464
  8. Culver City, CA363
  9. West Lake Hills, TX362
  10. San Francisco, CA252
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Software Developers25,058
  2. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer8,655
  3. Electrical Engineers4,172
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other2,486
  5. Mechanical Engineers2,099
  6. Industrial Engineers1,991
  7. Computer and Information Systems Managers1,914
  8. Computer Hardware Engineers1,085
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Development Engineer2,747
  2. Software Development Engineer - Applications2,027
  3. Software Engineering Applications1,274
  4. Machine Learning Engineer1,123
  5. Software Development Engineer - Systems1,122
  6. Software Development Engineering1,121
  7. Engineering Project Manager1,010
  8. Asic Design Engineer932

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $171,787; middle half $151,433 to $196,852 · median prevailing wage $165,248 (marker) · 16,499 applications.

$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I230
  2. Level II1,637
  3. Level III2,571
  4. Level IV5,396
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India6,400
  2. China1,802
  3. Canada843
  4. France266
  5. United Kingdom264
  6. Taiwan198
  7. South Korea165
  8. Germany135
  9. Italy97
  10. Australia95
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

2,5205,040FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
2,5205,040FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY2009347
FY2010411
FY2011717
FY2012876
FY20131,006
FY20141,454
FY20151,691
FY20162,044
FY20172,072
FY20183,096
FY20193,437
FY20203,879
FY20214,723
FY20225,040
FY20231,776
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20234731,72922
FY202293094,11044
FY20211,071203,65218
FY202074883,13114
FY20191,141282,29618
FY2018699132,39726
FY2017673101,39912
FY201663351,4113
FY201553181,1607
FY201448419701
FY201329417122
FY201231325631
FY201135123660
FY201017812335
FY200919301544
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP46,591
  2. Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP103
  3. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP100
  4. Attorney12
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in California

Apple Inc. has 60,673 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #5 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #15 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 2.93% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
5 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
15 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
2.93%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 334) in California
1,421
Largest sponsoring employers in California
  1. Google LLC100,642
  2. HCL America, Inc.65,516
  3. Facebook, Inc.63,530
  4. Intel Corporation61,185
  5. Apple Inc.60,673
  6. Google Inc.34,245
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.26,767
  8. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25,216
  9. UST Global Inc.25,160
  10. Linkedin Corporation17,398
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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