APPLE INC.

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2025

#6 top sponsor

Overview

APPLE INC. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 7,091 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #6 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 3,372 were certified (47.6% approval rate), taking about 282 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $151,902.

7,091

PERM filings

47.6%

approval

25

denied

$151,902

median wage

282d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 5,720 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (59%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India3,359
  • China1,057
  • Canada335
  • Taiwan89
  • France78
  • United Kingdom76
  • Germany60
  • Australia47
  • South Korea46
  • Brazil40

Prior visa status

  • H-1B5,221
  • L-1324
  • O-184
  • TN37
  • H-426
  • F-18
  • E-37
  • Parolee4

Education

  • Master's3,981
  • Bachelor's1,326
  • Doctorate282
  • None119
  • Other11
  • High School1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations APPLE INC. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,617 $167,034
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,286 $144,341
Software Developers 1,024 $155,426
Software Developers, Applications 496 $164,086
Computer Hardware Engineers 303 $154,875
Electrical Engineers 173 $146,182
Industrial Engineers 142 $138,473
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 138 $140,532
Logisticians 137 $133,920
Mechanical Engineers 135 $146,285

Common job titles

Software Development Engineer 1,960 ASIC Design Engineer 818 Machine Learning Engineer 372 Hardware Development Engineer 369 Software Engineer Applications 315 Engineering Project Coordinator 161 Product Design Engineer 130 Design Verification Engineer 125 Data Scientist 120 Software Development Engineer - Applications 109 Tools and Automation Engineer 109 Systems Design Engineer 106

Worksite states

CA 6,642 TX 276 WA 109 NY 21 FL 14 OR 13 MA 10 CO 3 NC 3

Wage range

$137,300

25th

$151,902

median

$170,000

75th

$192,941

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP5,305
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP1,365
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP.126
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, Loewy, LLP70
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy LLP56
  • Fragomen, Del Ray, Bernsen Loewy, LLP39

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-23286-430617 Software Development EngineerCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23297-453874 Digital Circuit Design EngineerCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23297-454029 Product Design EngineerCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23297-454100 Software Development Engineer - ApplicationsCertified Austin, TX Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23298-454151 Software Development Engineer - TestCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23298-455290 Physical Design EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23298-455925 Software Development Engineer - TestCertified San Diego, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23298-456680 Formal Validation EngineerCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23298-456883 Design Verification EngineerCertified Beaverton, OR Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23298-456955 Wireless Systems EngineerCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23283-422854 Software Development Engineer - ApplicationsCertified Seattle, WA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23278-413946 Tools and Automation EngineerCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23278-413998 Software Development Engineer - TestCertified Austin, TX Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23279-414073 Software Development EngineerCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23279-416453 Software Development EngineerCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23279-416583 Software Development Engineer - AppsCertified Seattle, WA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23279-416801 Software Development Engineer - AppsCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23282-418863 Software Development EngineerCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23282-419349 Software Development EngineerCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025
G-100-23283-422791 Software Development EngineerCertified Cupertino, CA Feb 18, 2025

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.