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Average Apple software engineer salary

$146,613yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Apple software engineer salary
$112,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Apple pay software engineers?

The average salary for Apple software engineers is $146,613 per year. Apple software engineer salaries range between $112,000 to $190,000 per year. Apple software engineers earn 46% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

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

How much does Apple pay software engineers by location?

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

Software engineer Apple salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Cupertino, CA$166,768$80.18
2Seattle, WA$163,264$78.49
3New York, NY$128,302$61.68
4Austin, TX$120,163$57.77

Highest-paid Apple software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$225,973$109-
2Vice President Of Software Engineering$220,643$106-
3Senior Software Engineer Manager$219,896$1066
4Chief Software Architect$217,441$105-
5Software Engineering Manager$196,817$9535
6Software Development Manager$190,804$924
7Principal Software Engineer$188,043$902
8Vice President, Software Development$185,955$89-
9Senior Software Architect$184,115$891
10Staff Software Engineer$178,736$8612

Recent salaries for software engineers at apple

JobLocationDate addedSalary
IOS Software Engineer-Appletv APPSeattle, WA06/21/2025$135,400
Software EngineerSan Diego, CA06/02/2025$135,400
Ar/Vr Software EngineerSeattle, WA05/23/2025$135,400
Software Engineer-Apple Vision ProLos Angeles, CA05/15/2025$166,600
Software Engineer (Data Engineering)New York, NY05/07/2025$143,100

Software engineer salary at Apple competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$153,335$741493
2PayPal$136,438$6649
3eBay$134,368$6535
4Microsoft$128,196$62534
5Expedia Group$116,707$5619
6Dell$107,462$5216
7United$106,566$5116
8Intel$98,143$4734
9Xerox$90,316$431

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