Apple says that, excluding benefits and stock compensation, the average salary of its Austin employees, including management, is $77,000 a year. Apple declined to discuss its future expansion plans in Austin and in the United States. “It sent a pretty strong message to others in Austin.”A mile from its Austin campus, Apple is involved in manufacturing, through Flex, a global contract manufacturer. Apple could in theory build more products in the United States through contractors like Flex. Asked about Apple’s lack of manufacturing in the United States, Ms. Lopez said: “The product that Apple builds here is us.”

Source: New York Times November 20, 2016 21:57 UTC