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Average Apple software developer salary

$135,566yearly

$42.08 hourly rate

Entry-level Apple software developer salary
$107,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Apple pay software developers?

The average salary for Apple software developers is $135,566 per year. Apple software developer salaries range between $107,000 to $171,000 per year. Apple software developers earn 55% more than the national average salary for software developers of $87,521.

Location impacts how much a software developer at Apple can expect to make. Software developers at Apple make the most in Seattle, WA, Cupertino, CA, and New York, NY.

How much does Apple pay software developers by location?

Apple pays software developers the most in Seattle, WA, Cupertino, CA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Austin and undefined also report highly competitive salaries for software developers at Apple.

Software developer Apple salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$152,962$73.54
2Cupertino, CA$152,431$73.28
3New York, NY$131,038$63.00
4Austin, TX$120,112$57.75

Highest-paid Apple software developers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Software Engineer Manager$219,896$1066
2Chief Software Architect$217,441$105-
3Software Engineering Manager$196,817$9532
4Software Development Manager$190,804$926
5Principal Software Engineer$188,043$901
6Vice President, Software Development$185,955$89-
7Senior Software Architect$184,115$89-
8Staff Software Engineer$178,736$8611
9Team Lead And Developer$177,060$85-
10Principal Developer$176,284$85-

Recent salaries for software developers at apple

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Cross-Platform (Ios/Macos/Watchos/Visionos/Ipados) Software Developer-Maps ExperiencesCulver City, CA06/04/2025$135,400
Wireless Software DeveloperSan Diego, CA05/28/2025$135,400
Cloud Infrastructure Software DeveloperSeattle, WA05/21/2025$135,400
Wireless Software DeveloperSan Diego, CA04/25/2025$135,400
Software Developer 4G/5GSan Diego, CA03/03/2025$166,600

Software developer salary at Apple competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$142,376$68415
2PayPal$128,866$6227
3Microsoft$127,701$61865
4eBay$123,440$5933
5Expedia Group$114,718$5531
6Dell$110,555$5312
7United$93,428$458
8Intel$93,361$4517
9Xerox$91,097$441

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