Apple Inc.: Validation Engineers
Apple Inc. made 206 filings for this role, covering 563 positions, and across them filed wages of a median of $142,293 a year.
By place and level
| Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Lowest | Median | Highest | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 81 | 192 | $170,248 | $170,248 | $212,000 | $170,248 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 28 | 83 | $145,205 | $146,103 | $157,200 | $145,205 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 24 | 84 | $120,182 | $141,800 | $207,210 | $120,182 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 10 | 30 | $95,139 | $127,600 | $147,400 | $95,139 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 6 | 17 | $111,717 | $119,709 | $132,891 | $111,717 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 5 | 18 | $132,891 | $141,300 | $182,900 | $132,891 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $99,100 | $115,600 | $132,100 | $90,563 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $121,600 | $146,600 | $171,600 | $100,235 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $171,600 | $171,600 | $171,600 | $140,774 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $121,600 | $121,600 | $121,600 | $120,494 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $129,792 | $129,792 | $129,792 | $111,446 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $163,300 | $163,300 | $163,300 | $142,147 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level III | 2024-25 | 12 | 12 | $142,293 | $142,293 | $143,100 | $142,293 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level IV | 2024-25 | 12 | 12 | $166,962 | $166,962 | $175,800 | $166,962 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level IV | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $166,600 | $166,600 | $166,600 | $130,541 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level II | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $117,645 | $117,645 | $117,645 | $117,645 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level IV | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $121,451 | $121,451 | $121,451 | $121,451 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level III | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $119,200 | $119,200 | $119,200 | $113,069 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Level IV | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $166,600 | $166,600 | $166,600 | $129,355 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level IV | 2023-24 | 2 | 2 | $148,200 | $156,250 | $164,299 | $143,874 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level not stated | — | 13 | 100 | $128,400 | $157,200 | $168,742 | $145,333 |
Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.
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Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what this employer filed, not what it paid.