Employer profile
IBM
23,648 certified H-1B filings across 11 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
2,545
FY2025 median
$119k
Top role
Application Developer
3,286 filings · all-time
Top state
TX
3,597 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How IBM pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How IBM hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 170▼ 93% | $156k |
| FY2025 | 2,545▼ 12% | $119k |
| FY2024 | 2,899▲ 51% | $111k |
| FY2023 | 1,921▲ 14% | $105k |
| FY2022 | 1,688▲ 63% | $96k |
| FY2021 | 1,035▼ 57% | $88k |
| FY2020 | 2,420▼ 41% | $85k |
| FY2019 | 4,126▲ 4% | $90k |
| FY2018 | 3,957▲ 180% | $87k |
| FY2017 | 1,414▼ 4% | $108k |
| FY2016 | 1,473— | $99k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
1,7067%
Lvl I
30%
Lvl II
11,94651%
Lvl III
6,77329%
Lvl IV
3,22014%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Application Developer | 3,286 | $85k |
| Software Developer | 1,235 | $109k |
| Software Engineer | 854 | $92k |
| Managing Consultant | 849 | $124k |
| Application Architect | 774 | $104k |
| Package Consultant | 726 | $103k |
| Test Specialist | 647 | $76k |
| Project Manager | 567 | $97k |
| It Specialist | 418 | $81k |
| Senior Managing Consultant | 411 | $158k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 3,597 | $101k |
| CA | 2,569 | $116k |
| NJ | 2,504 | $101k |
| NY | 2,190 | $120k |
| NC | 1,916 | $94k |
| GA | 1,537 | $93k |
| MA | 1,193 | $101k |
| IL | 1,181 | $94k |
| PA | 1,049 | $96k |
| AZ | 759 | $86k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does IBM pay H-1B workers?
- IBM's median certified H-1B base salary is $119k (FY2025), from 2,545 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does IBM sponsor?
- IBM has 23,648 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does IBM sponsor for H-1B?
- IBM's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Application Developer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Managing Consultant.
- Where does IBM hire H-1B workers?
- IBM's top H-1B worksite states are TX, CA, NJ, NY.
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