The 9% only includes H-1B folks who are directly employed by Apple. Apple also has hundreds of contractors employed by Tata, Infosys etc on H-1B's, in Apple's

The 9% only includes H-1B folks who are directly employed by Apple. Apple also has hundreds of contractors employed by Tata, Infosys etc on H-1B's, in Apple's internal IT department ("IS&T"). These people are paid less than the 9% of people above, and would not count towards Apple's own H-1B numbers.