The 17 highest-paying jobs at Apple

Salary: $157,698

As the hardware engineering manager, you'd likely be responsible for planning and executing engineering builds, creating project plans, and managing Apple's team of hardware engineers, according to an Apple job description for a similar position.

Salary: $158,538

Project managers at Apple need to be extremely organized and able to manage risks associated with the project. Apple requires eight years of experience minimum for a senior engineering project manager job for its video apps department.

Salary: $159,333

From the iPhone to the MacBook, camera technology is an important part of Apple's products, so it's not surprising to learn that the lead camera module design engineer job is among one of the highest paying positions at the company.

Salary: $160,076

As a senior engineering program manager, you'd likely oversee one or several of Apple's various engineering programs. It's important at a company like Apple that silos off its programs and projects to maintain its culture of secrecy.

Salary: $163,483

Apple's architect positions usually involve designing systems or improving existing products. Architect is a broad title that applies to a bunch of different types of positions within Apple that span across working on the sensors in iPhones and Mac computers to the backend that supports Apple's online store.

Salary: $166,618

Apple employs a ton of developers to work on its various products, so its important to talented leaders to manage them. Senior positions in Apple's software engineering departments usually require 10 years or more of experience.

Salary: $167,469

Apple requires strong design and programming skills for its software engineering job candidates. The Roman numeral following the title probably denotes that this is a specific type of engineer or a senior position.

Salary: $171,899

Organization and secrecy are important at Apple, so it needs product managers that respect those ideals. As a product manager, you'd have to create and manage product roadmaps, set milestones for your team, and communicate product initiatives to other departments across Apple as well as stakeholders.

Salary: $172,345

A person in this position typically writes, designs, develops, and modifies software, apps, and operating systems. This type of job usually requires between eight and 10 years of previous experience, according to a sample job description on career site Monster.

Salary: $174,169

The job description varies depending on which department you're working in, but engineering managers at Apple are expected to lead teams efficiently, develop user interfaces, and deliver front end application code using JS and CSS, as one Apple job description says.

Salary: $174,810

Part of the reason Apple became so successful is through its clever and innovative marketing campaigns. It's clear that the company is willing to pay top dollar for a great marketing manager that understands Apple's products.

Salary: $179,839

Industrial designers at Apple are tasked with making sure Apple's products look and feel the way they do. Jony Ive has been overseeing the company's industrial design team, but he recently was promoted to Chief Design Officer, giving him more oversight at Apple.

Salary: $196,036

A top-tier job like this typically requires around 10 years of experience. You're in charge of the team that makes sure Apple's products and services run smoothly.

Salary: $218,746

This type of role would likely require between eight and 10 years of experience. You would be tasked with counseling employees on ethics and conducting legal investigations when necessary.

Salary: $228,209

The software engineering director builds the systems that Apple's products run on in addition to managing a team.

Salary: $278,628

The duties and responsibility for a senior director depend on which department you're hired for, but it's a top leadership position where you'll be expected to lead teams and bring tons of experience to the role.

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