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Apple Inc.
OSHA: 9 insp.Injuries: 3 yrLabor: 5 casesImmigration: 11998 LCAContracts: not listed
Across the sources on this site, Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California) appears in 9 OSHA inspections, 5 concluded Wage and Hour Division cases, 11,998 labor condition applications, 1,396 PERM applications and 3 years of injury summaries.
OSHA opened 9 inspections at Apple Inc. sites in California since 2016, issuing 12 citations, 5 of them classified serious, willful or repeat. Current penalties total $94,905, $11K per inspection, above the national figure of $3,759. 1 inspection has at least one contested citation.
On its 2025 Form 300A summary the employer reported 380 employees and 6 recordable cases, a total recordable case rate of 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, higher than the pooled rate for its industry (0.9; median establishment 0.0).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 5 compliance actions involving Apple Inc., recording no back wages.
It filed 11,998 labor condition applications with OFLC across fiscal years 2025–2026, covering 28,831 worker positions. The median offered wage is $171,850 a year against a median prevailing wage of $167,896, in line with the median across all employers for its most common occupation ($138,494). The most common prevailing wage level is Level IV (32% of filings).
OFLC records 1,396 PERM labor certification applications from the employer with a median offered wage of $144,500; the employer reported 45,632 employees on payroll.
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 23 Sep 2026.
Inspections by year
Compared with industry, state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 334 | California | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $11K | $3,546 | $3,727 | $3,759 |
| Share of inspections with a contested citation | 11% | — | 27% | 8% |
| Share of inspections with final orders on every citation | 56% | — | 59% | 56% |
Inspections with no citations count as "issued" with zero citations. Industry and state figures cover every inspection in the enforcement data since 2016, including employers without a page.
Citations by standard
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 342(A) | — | 3 |
| 3203(A)(7) | — | 2 |
| 3314(G)(2)(A) | — | 1 |
| 3203(A) | — | 1 |
| 3328(G) | — | 1 |
| 2320.1 | — | 1 |
| 2320.2 | — | 1 |
| 3241(C) | — | 1 |
| 3203(A)(8) | — | 1 |
Standard numbers as the record labels them (29 CFR section; 5(a)(1) is the General Duty Clause). State-plan agencies such as Cal/OSHA cite their own codes, which appear here as recorded. Counted from the first twelve citations of each inspection.
Inspections
| Opened | Type | Scope | Citations | Current penalty | Status | Cited standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2026 | Accident · Safety | Partial | 4 (3 S/W/R) | $49,635 | Issued | 3314(G)(2)(A), 3203(A)(7) (Serious), 3203(A) (Serious), 3328(G) (Serious) |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Accident · Safety | Partial | 3 (2 S/W/R) | $31,870 | Contested | 3203(A)(7), 2320.1(a) (Serious), 2320.2(a) (Serious) |
| 9 Jan 2025 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 1 | $2,500 | Final order | 342(A) |
| 18 Mar 2024 | Accident · Safety | Partial | 1 | $5,000 | Final order | 342(A) |
| 1 Sep 2023 | Accident · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 9 Aug 2023 | Unprogrammed related · Safety | Partial | 1 | $750 | Final order | 3241(C) |
| 16 Feb 2022 | Accident · Health | Partial | 1 | $150 | Final order | 3203(A)(8) |
| 27 Sep 2018 | Accident · Safety | No inspection | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 9 Jul 2018 | Accident · Safety | Partial | 1 | $5,000 | Final order | 342(A) |
Status is per inspection: "Contested" when any citation has a contest date and "Final order" when every citation has a final order date; "Issued" otherwise. Violation types: S serious, W willful, R repeat. Each date links to the inspection detail on osha.gov.
Injuries OSHA Injury Tracking Application, Form 300A
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers (cases × 200,000 ÷ hours worked). Calendar years 2023–2025.
Injury rate vs industry
Total recordable case rate for 2025. The industry median is the median rate across establishments with at least 20,000 hours in NAICS 334 (quartiles 0.0–1.5); "overall" rates pool all hours and cases.
By year
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Hours | Deaths | Days away | Restricted/transfer | Other | TRC rate | DART rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 912 | 1,824,000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 124 | 248,000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 16 | 380 | 760,000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
Figures sum every establishment filed under this employer name in California. Rates are blank where fewer than 2,000 hours were reported.
Labor Wage and Hour Division
The Wage and Hour Division publishes concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay and civil money penalties assessed, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Back wages by year of case conclusion
Compared with state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 334 | California | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back wages per case | $0 | $27K | $15K | $13K |
| Employees per case | 0.0 | — | 10.8 | 13.1 |
| Back wages per employee found due | — | — | $1,389 | $993 |
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|
Cases
| Findings period | Violations | Back wages agreed | Employees | Penalties | Acts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2022 – 9 Aug 2024 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 26 Mar 2018 – 25 Mar 2020 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 2 Feb 2016 – 1 Feb 2018 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 10 Aug 2015 – 9 Aug 2017 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 2 Aug 2010 – 1 Aug 2012 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
Every case in the WHD file is concluded; the file does not record whether back wages were subsequently paid. Case IDs: 1994086, 1907002, 1844207, 1821327, 1663040.
Immigration Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as the employer stated on the application. LCA data through 30 Jun 2026; PERM through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B labor condition applications
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 2%Level II 11%Level III 14%Level IV 32%Not stated 41%
| Measure | This employer | SOC 15-1252 | California | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $171,850 | $138,494 | $156,853 | $122,221 |
| Offered wage, 25th–75th percentile | $151,433–$199,107 | $112,923–$170,239 | — | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 13% | 53% | 42% | 56% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application (hourly × 2,080). Medians use up to 400 sampled applications per employer. The occupation column is the employer's most common SOC code, Software Developers, across all employers.
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering Applications | 1198 | $182,912 |
| Software Development Engineering | 1052 | $178,340 |
| Software Engineering Systems | 818 | $184,974 |
| Machine Learning | 576 | $190,528 |
| Software Development Engineer - Test | 354 | $177,154 |
| Tools and Automation Engineer | 298 | $162,126 |
| Design Verification | 285 | $157,800 |
| Engineering Project/Program | 281 | $166,962 |
| Software Development Engineer - Firmware | 211 | $161,947 |
| FE Engineering | 183 | $170,080 |
| Physical Design Engineer | 180 | $162,532 |
| Software Developer | 180 | $148,940 |
Occupations (SOC)
| Occupation | Filings | SOC median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 5236 | $138,494 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 1821 | $151,091 |
| Electrical Engineers | 736 | $121,459 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 558 | $200,006 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 490 | $114,808 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 473 | $107,146 |
| Validation Engineers | 456 | $108,000 |
| Data Scientists | 396 | $123,741 |
Worksite states
California 9247 · Texas 1569 · Washington 731 · New York 150 · Massachusetts 93 · Oregon 83 · Colorado 40 · Florida 35
Visa classes: H-1B 11862, E-3 Australian 95, H-1B1 Singapore 41. Applications are attributed to the employer's state on the form (California); worksites may be elsewhere.
PERM labor certification (green card sponsorship)
Top PERM job titles
| Job title | Applications |
|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer | 334 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 85 |
| Software Development Engineer - Systems | 63 |
| Hardware Development Engineer | 60 |
| Software Development Engineer - Applications | 56 |
| Design Verification Engineer | 43 |
| Product Design Engineer | 37 |
| Software Development Engineer - Apps | 34 |
| ASIC Design Engineer | 33 |
| Tools and Automation Engineer | 30 |
PERM occupations
Contracts USAspending.gov
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Not among the top 3,903 federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending for the latest twelve months. Smaller awards can be searched on USAspending.gov.
Questions and answers
Has OSHA inspected Apple Inc.?
Yes. OSHA records 9 inspections at Apple Inc. sites in California since 2016, most recently opened 29 Jan 2026.
Were there penalties, and are they final?
12 citations with current penalties totalling $94,905. 5 inspections have a final order on every citation, 1 has a contested citation and 3 are recorded as issued. Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date.
Did the Labor Department find back wages due from Apple Inc.?
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 5 cases involving the employer and recorded no back wages.
Does Apple Inc. sponsor H-1B workers, and at what wages?
It filed 11,998 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026; 11978 were certified. The median offered wage is $171,850 a year; the most common job title is Software Engineering Applications.
Does Apple Inc. sponsor green cards (PERM)?
OFLC records 1,396 PERM applications in fiscal years 2024–2026, 1290 of them certified.
Does Apple Inc. hold federal contracts?
It is not among the top federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending; smaller awards are not covered on this site.
Have there been union elections at Apple Inc.?
NLRB election results are not loaded on this site at present, so this page cannot say either way. The NLRB publishes recent election results and a case search on nlrb.gov.
Is this the same company as the one I am looking for?
Records are matched by normalised name and state. Subsidiaries, franchisees and other states' entities have their own records. See the methodology for how matching works.
Provenance
OSHA inspections and violations: US Department of Labor enforcement data, data.dol.gov, through 23 Sep 2026, inspections opened since 2016. Injury summaries: OSHA Injury Tracking Application Form 300A data, calendar years 2023, 2024, 2025. Wage and Hour compliance actions: data.dol.gov, concluded cases through 15 Jun 2026. LCA and PERM: OFLC disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026 through 30 Jun 2026. Federal contracts: USAspending recipient API, latest twelve months at 30 Sep 2026. NLRB election results are not loaded in this build. US government works, public domain; USAspending data is released under CC0. Page built 30 Sep 2026; errors in processing are corrected at the next build (corrections). Disputes about a record go to the agency that holds it.