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
A-22097-36978 Hardware Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 24, 2023
A-22147-62189 FE EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 24, 2023
A-22106-41772 QA Tools and Automation EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 24, 2023
A-22130-52662 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 24, 2023
A-22146-61497 Supply Demand PlannerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 24, 2023
A-22145-61355 ProducerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 24, 2023
A-22171-74678 Software Development Engineer - FirmwareCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 23, 2023
A-22171-74762 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 23, 2023
A-22176-78333 Global Business SpecialistCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 23, 2023
A-22214-98442 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 22, 2023
A-22155-66134 VLSI CAD EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 22, 2023
A-22147-62160 FE EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 22, 2023
A-22137-56301 Hardware Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 22, 2023
A-22171-74722 Systems Design EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 22, 2023
A-22154-65498 Data ScientistCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 22, 2023
A-22158-67257 Supply Demand PlannerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 22, 2023
A-22160-68739 Product Marketing SpecialistCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 22, 2023
A-22097-36998 Hardware Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 19, 2023
A-22145-60633 Tools & Automation EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 19, 2023
A-22147-62205 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA May 19, 2023

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