H-1B sponsor profile

IBM

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months
Median base salary
$122,179
▲ +8.84% YoY
Average salary
$136,911
Mean of all filings
Certified LCAs
2,065
Full-time positions
Occupations
14
SOC codes with 5+ filings
H-1B wage level mix
Level I00% of LCAs
Level II70133.9% of LCAs
Level III93245.1% of LCAs
Level IV43220.9% of LCAs
Top occupations
  • Computer Systems Analysts
  • Software Developers
  • Computer Occupations, All Other
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Data Scientists
Top worksite metros
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

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IBM H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 2,065 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$89,710
P25$104,188
Median$122,179
P75$160,650
P90$203,752

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IBM salaries by job title

IBM's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title LCAs IBM median All sponsors vs all
Application Developer SOC 1/3
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
326 $105,019 $105,019 +0%
Software Developer
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
102 $189,056 $109,845 +72.1%
Package Consultant SOC 1/4
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
101 $106,184 $98,925 +7.3%
Application Developer SOC 2/3
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
76 $130,896 $113,000 +15.8%
Project Manager
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
55 $116,251 $111,384 +4.4%
Application Architect SOC 1/3
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
51 $116,106 $109,762 +5.8%
Package Specialist SOC 1/2
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
46 $106,912 $106,974 -0.1%
Test Specialist
SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
40 $79,789 $99,750 -20%
Software Engineer SOC 1/2
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
37 $102,003 $102,003 +0%
Technical Consultant
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
34 $109,429 $109,429 +0%
Application Developer SOC 3/3
SOC 15-1251 · Computer Programmers
32 $99,892 $94,838 +5.3%
Quality Engineer SOC 1/2
SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
29 $98,384 $112,520 -12.6%
Data Engineer SOC 1/3
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
28 $103,636 $100,000 +3.6%
Software Engineer SOC 2/2
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
26 $189,800 $142,864 +32.9%
Application Consultant SOC 1/2
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
25 $109,429 $109,429 +0%
Data Scientist SOC 1/2
SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists
23 $165,600 $133,952 +23.6%
Application Architect SOC 2/3
SOC 15-1243 · Database Architects
22 $142,927 $142,896 +0%
Data Engineer SOC 2/3
SOC 15-1243 · Database Architects
20 $131,862 $131,685 +0.1%
Package Consultant SOC 2/4
SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
18 $135,000 only sponsor —
Technical Lead SOC 1/2
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
18 $109,429 $109,429 +0%
Application Architect SOC 3/3
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
17 $173,286 $146,641 +18.2%
Infrastructure Specialist
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
17 $92,976 only sponsor —
Business Analyst
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
16 $115,442 $100,000 +15.4%
Managing Consultant SOC 1/3
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
14 $192,300 $178,226 +7.9%
Research Scientist
SOC 15-1221 · Computer and Information Research Scientists
13 $239,300 $196,000 +22.1%
Industry Consultant
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
12 $124,052 only sponsor —
Quality Engineer SOC 2/2
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
12 $96,616 $101,962 -5.2%
Application Database Administrator
SOC 15-1242 · Database Administrators
11 $110,531 $107,983 +2.4%
Business Transformation Consultant
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
10 $113,776 only sponsor —
Data Engineer SOC 3/3
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
10 $111,052 $130,100 -14.6%
Product Manager
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
10 $140,000 $152,000 -7.9%
Staff Research Scientist
SOC 15-1221 · Computer and Information Research Scientists
9 $237,653 $213,202 +11.5%
IT Specialist
SOC 15-1211 · Computer Systems Analysts
9 $113,686 $103,351 +10%
Back End Developer
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
9 $169,309 $114,754 +47.5%
Delivery Project Executive
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
9 $121,514 only sponsor —
Managing Consultant SOC 2/3
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
9 $198,486 $191,242 +3.8%
Hardware Developer
SOC 17-2061 · Computer Hardware Engineers
9 $165,942 $146,702 +13.1%
Technical Architect
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
9 $121,193 $118,119 +2.6%
Program Manager
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
8 $128,130 $130,562 -1.9%
Technical Project Manager
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
7 $111,384 $111,550 -0.1%

Titles need 5+ filings at IBM. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including IBM; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

IBM salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation IBM sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation LCAs IBM median BLS median vs BLS
Computer Systems Analysts
SOC 15-1211
832 $106,912 $105,850 +1%
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252
398 $174,554 $135,980 +28.4%
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299
308 $121,514 $116,580 +4.2%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
SOC 15-1253
179 $111,158 $104,300 +6.6%
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051
80 $175,008 $120,230 +45.6%
Database Architects
SOC 15-1243
68 $142,896 $139,500 +2.4%
Computer Programmers
SOC 15-1251
60 $98,624 $100,390 -1.8%
Computer and Information Research Scientists
SOC 15-1221
31 $237,653 $140,300 +69.4%
Computer Hardware Engineers
SOC 17-2061
19 $160,500 $161,740 -0.8%
Database Administrators
SOC 15-1242
19 $117,874 $104,620 +12.7%
Computer and Information Systems Managers
SOC 11-3021
18 $250,000 $175,140 +42.7%
Information Security Analysts
SOC 15-1212
9 $169,978 $129,180 +31.6%
Management Analysts
SOC 13-1111
8 $216,742 $101,860 +112.8%
Computer Network Architects
SOC 15-1241
6 $154,137 $134,050 +15%