Meta has attracted engineers working in Apple, prompting the
latter to offer additional bonuses in restricted stock units to some of its
outstanding engineers.
- Financial, but Long-term Reward
- Rare Proactive Incentives
- Fierce Competition
Last Reviewed: April 2026 | Sources: DrJobPro Hiring Data Q1 2026.
Financial, but Long-term Reward
The value of stock rewards ranged from $50,000 to $180,000
and was distributed among the highest performing engineers, with some receiving
$80,000 of stock and others receiving $100,000 and $120,000.
The most significant proportion of engineers who received
awards came from the silicon design, hardware, software, and operations
departments. Bonuses were offered to about 10-20% of the engineers in the
respective departments. Also, the rewards are equivalent to the annual stock
grant for some engineering directors.
Rare Proactive Incentives
As happens in all companies when some employees receive
incentives, and others don’t; many other engineers have expressed their
displeasure that they received no reward at all and described the selection
process as “arbitrary.”
Although Apple always offers bonuses to its employees, this
step came as a “surprise” for everyone due to its large size and
difference.
Apple’s standard compensation package includes base salary,
stock units, and a cash bonus.
Apple shares closed 0.58% lower at $179.29 with a market
value close to $3 trillion. The stock rose 32.9% in one year.
Fierce Competition
It is worth noting that the competition is very fierce
between “Apple” and “META,” as META has employed about a
hundred engineers working in Apple in the past few months and is always trying
to attract its exceptional engineering talents in the fields of augmented
reality, artificial intelligence, software, and hardware engineering with
salary packages and imaginary rewards.
The two tech companies are expected to compete to sell
augmented and virtual reality headsets and smartwatches while planning device
releases over the next two years.
Finally,
Although talking about two of the world’s tech giants,
decision-makers in all companies have to realize the value of the employee as
the era of “there are many who play the role of an employee when he quits
his job” is over. This may be true! But do you, as an employer, know when
the new employee will reach the level of the previous employee? Does he have
the same skills?
Employees quitting may sometimes be beneficial, but most
often, it has innumerable adverse effects on the organization, especially those
related to material losses and productivity rates.
Employees should always be aware of their “market value” and sharpen their skills to be among the top talent most employers are keen to attract.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Financial, but Long-term Reward
The value of stock rewards ranged from $50,000 to $180,000
and was distributed among the highest performing engineers, with some receiving
$80,000 of stock and others receiving $100,000 and $120,000.
Rare Proactive Incentives
As happens in all companies when some employees receive
incentives, and others don’t; many other engineers have expressed their
displeasure that they received no reward at all and described the selection
process as “arbitrary.”
Fierce Competition
It is worth noting that the competition is very fierce
between “Apple” and “META,” as META has employed about a
hundred engineers working in Apple in the past few months and is always trying
to attract its exceptional engineering talents in the field
