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-21342-83111 ASIC Design EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 26, 2022
A-22020-00128 Engineering Project SpecialistCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 26, 2022
A-22003-92681 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 26, 2022
A-21342-83662 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 26, 2022
A-21323-76083 Software Development Engineer - SystemsCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 26, 2022
A-21348-86003 Machine Learning EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 26, 2022
A-22017-98673 Product Quality EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 21, 2022
A-21320-73592 Product Safety EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 21, 2022
A-21364-92015 RFIC Layout EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 21, 2022
A-21322-74963 Hardware Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 21, 2022
A-21294-61377 Hardware Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 21, 2022
A-21348-85984 Software Development Engineer – TestCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 21, 2022
A-21364-92009 Software Development Engineer - AppsCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 21, 2022
A-21323-75576 Engineering Project ManagerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 21, 2022
A-21321-74273 Supply Demand PlannerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 21, 2022
A-21350-87137 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 20, 2022
A-21340-81619 UI/UX EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 20, 2022
A-21329-78084 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 19, 2022
A-22013-97459 Machine Learning EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 19, 2022
A-21354-89009 Tools and Automation EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Sep 19, 2022

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