Apple is one of the most valuable companies<\/a> in the world, with a market capitalization of $3.12 trillion<\/a> at the time of writing \u2014 and now new data reveals how much Apple pays its workers, from AI machine learning researchers to data scientists.<\/p>\n According to new federal filings, obtained by Business Insider<\/i><\/a>, Apple is paying software developers as much as $264,200, while software engineer managers make as much as $378,700. The filings, which featured several software engineering roles, reveal that Apple pays engineers focused on data up to $329,600 while engineers focused on applications earn more, up to $378,700. Human interface designers, meanwhile, can make substantially more, up to $468,500.<\/p>\n Related: <\/b>Here’s How Much Money Amazon Employees \u2014 From Software Engineers to Product Managers \u2014 Make in a Year<\/a><\/p>\n Other big tech companies compensate their employees similarly for comparable roles. For example, Meta pays $120,000 to $480,000<\/a>, Google pays $109,180 to $340,000<\/a>, and Microsoft pays $82,971 to $284,000<\/a> for software engineering talent.<\/p>\n When it comes to AI researchers, Apple pays the role up to $312,000 in base salary \u2014 a far cry from Meta, which has recently awarded over $200 million<\/a> in compensation for AI talent amid the ongoing AI talent wars<\/a>. Meta has poached four AI researchers<\/a> from Apple as of Monday, per Bloomberg<\/i>.<\/p>\n The Apple data arrives from documents that the company filed with the U.S. Department of Labor in the second quarter of the year while hiring foreign workers<\/a>. The data only applies to foreign hires and discloses base salary, not including stock options, signing bonuses, or other compensation.<\/p>\n Related:<\/b> Psychologist Adam Grant Says Paying Employees ‘Extremely Generously’ Can Actually Benefit Employers, Too. Here’s Why.<\/a><\/p>\n Other roles are paid as follows, according to the filings:<\/p>\n While these roles can pay well into the six figures, there’s one role at Apple that makes the most money of all: CEO.<\/p>\n According to Apple’s annual proxy statement<\/a>, filed this year with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the tech giant’s CEO, Tim Cook, made $74.6 million in 2024, including base salary, bonuses, and stock options.<\/p>\n Cook explained in a 2023 interview<\/a> with singer Dua Lipa that Apple looks for traits like curiosity and creativity from new hires and recruits workers from “all walks of life.”<\/p>\n Related: <\/b>Here’s How Much 8 CEOs Made in 2024, From JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon to Disney’s Bob Iger<\/a><\/p>\n “It’s an incredible feeling to work with people that bring out the best in you,” Cook stated in the interview.<\/p>\n Apple has 80,000 employees<\/a> and claims to have created two million jobs across the country, including 1.53 million U.S. jobs due to the App Store ecosystem.<\/p>\n Join top CEOs, founders and operators at the<\/i> <\/i>Level Up conference<\/i><\/a> to unlock strategies for scaling your business, boosting revenue and building sustainable success.<\/i><\/sup>\n<\/div>\n Apple is one of the most valuable companies<\/a> in the world, with a market capitalization of $3.12 trillion<\/a> at the time of writing \u2014 and now new data reveals how much Apple pays its workers, from AI machine learning researchers to data scientists.<\/p>\n\n
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