Application Architect H-1B salary at IBM — 797 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 119
- Filings · FY2025
- $124k
- Median base · FY2025
- $111k–$147k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- −2%
- vs market median · all years
IBM filed 119 certified H-1B LCAs for Application Architect in FY2025, with a median base salary of $124k and the middle 50% of offers between $111k and $147k. Across all years its $108k median is 2% below the $110k market median for Application Architect. It has filed 797 Application Architect LCAs since FY2016, most often in Dallas, TX.
How much does IBM pay a Application Architect?
Certified base salary for Application Architect at IBM by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $124k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
Does IBM pay Application Architects above the market?
IBM's all-years median against every employer's certified Application Architect LCAs — 2% below the market. Same cleaned DOL title, same base-salary definition, so the two rows compare like for like.
| Base salary for this title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | 797 | $108k |
| All employers · Application Architect | 2,583 | $110k |
How has IBM's Application Architect hiring changed by year?
3 certified Application Architect filings in FY2016 → 43 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 43 | −64% | $157k |
| FY2025 | 119 | −18% | $124k |
| FY2024 | 146 | +57% | $116k |
| FY2023 | 93 | +31% | $117k |
| FY2022 | 71 | +69% | $95k |
| FY2021 | 42 | −52% | $91k |
| FY2020 | 88 | −17% | $96k |
| FY2019 | 106 | +63% | $91k |
| FY2018 | 65 | +210% | $92k |
| FY2017 | 21 | +600% | $120k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $82k |
Which wage levels does IBM file for Application Architect?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 82% of IBM's Application Architect filings sit at Level III–IV. Higher levels earn more entries in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.
Share of 790 Application Architect filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II18.0%142
- Level III60.4%477
- Level IV21.6%171
Where does IBM hire H-1B Application Architects?
Worksite states and cities on the certified filings for this title, all years, with the median base salary at each.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 120 | $110k |
| New Jersey | 103 | $114k |
| Georgia | 55 | $113k |
| North Carolina | 55 | $102k |
| California | 53 | $104k |
| New York | 51 | $113k |
| Illinois | 44 | $96k |
| Massachusetts | 38 | $116k |
| City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 41 | $104k |
| Atlanta, GA | 37 | $102k |
| Durham, NC | 32 | $111k |
| Phoenix, AZ | 32 | $86k |
| Coppell, TX | 26 | $121k |
| New York, NY | 26 | $122k |
| Waltham, MA | 25 | $116k |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 24 | $104k |
Also filed as
IBM's other sponsored titles, and the employers that file the most Application Architect LCAs. All years.
Other titles at IBM
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Application Developer | 3,199 | $86k |
| Software Developer | 1,263 | $110k |
| Managing Consultant | 854 | $124k |
| Software Engineer | 847 | $92k |
| Package Consultant | 730 | $104k |
| Test Specialist | 612 | $76k |
| Project Manager | 580 | $97k |
| IT Specialist | 420 | $81k |
| Senior Managing Consultant | 417 | $159k |
| Senior Consultant | 383 | $101k |
Top Application Architect sponsors
| Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| IBM India Private | 283 | $89k |
| International Business Machines | 240 | $100k |
| Western Union | 56 | $115k |
| Collabera | 48 | $150k |
| Health Care Service | 44 | $114k |
| Genesis | 36 | $118k |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 34 | $118k |
| Atos Syntel | 34 | $92k |
| Data | 26 | $112k |
Common questions about Application Architect H-1B pay at IBM
- How much does IBM pay a Application Architect on an H-1B?
- IBM's median certified H-1B base salary for Application Architect is $124k in FY2025, from 119 filings; the middle 50% of offers fall between $111k and $147k. Across all years the median is $108k.
- How many Application Architect H-1B LCAs has IBM filed?
- IBM has 797 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Application Architect on record (FY2016–FY2026), 43 of them in FY2026. That is 3% of its 23,826 certified filings across all titles.
- Does IBM pay Application Architects above the market?
- IBM's all-years median of $108k is 2% below the $110k median for Application Architect across all H-1B employers (2,583 certified filings).
- Where does IBM hire H-1B Application Architects?
- IBM's Application Architect LCAs name worksites mostly in Texas, New Jersey, Georgia; the top cities are Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA, Durham, NC.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →