Ex-Apple engineer explains ICT levels, from $222K ICT3 to $1.54M Distinguished
jdluk87 · x · 2026-10-14
An engineer who spent 6 years at Apple explains the ICT ladder (ICT2→ICT3→ICT4→ICT5→ICT6→Distinguished). Total comp per the shared table: ICT3 $222K, ICT4 $343K, ICT5 $471K, ICT6 $823K, Distinguished $1.54M, stock-dominated at senior levels. Apple almost never hires at ICT2 — the only level paid overtime, which Apple learned leads to lots of overtime.
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