Package Specialist H-1B salary at IBM — 264 certified filings (FY2019–FY2026)
- 52
- Filings · FY2025
- $107k
- Median base · FY2025
- $91k–$120k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- ±0%
- vs market median · all years
IBM filed 52 certified H-1B LCAs for Package Specialist in FY2025, with a median base salary of $107k and the middle 50% of offers between $91k and $120k. Across all years its $101k median is in line with the $100k market median for Package Specialist. It has filed 264 Package Specialist LCAs since FY2019, most often in Chesterbrook, PA.
How much does IBM pay a Package Specialist?
Certified base salary for Package Specialist at IBM by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $107k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
Does IBM pay Package Specialists above the market?
IBM's all-years median against every employer's certified Package Specialist LCAs — in line with 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 | 264 | $101k |
| All employers · Package Specialist | 315 | $100k |
How has IBM's Package Specialist hiring changed by year?
17 certified Package Specialist filings in FY2019 → 17 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 17 | −67% | $152k |
| FY2025 | 52 | +11% | $107k |
| FY2024 | 47 | +24% | $104k |
| FY2023 | 38 | +73% | $102k |
| FY2022 | 22 | −15% | $93k |
| FY2021 | 26 | −42% | $88k |
| FY2020 | 45 | +165% | $85k |
| FY2019 | 17 | — | $82k |
Which wage levels does IBM file for Package Specialist?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 60% of IBM's Package Specialist filings sit at Level III–IV. Higher levels earn more entries in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.
Share of 264 Package Specialist filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II39.8%105
- Level III50.0%132
- Level IV10.2%27
Where does IBM hire H-1B Package Specialists?
Worksite states and cities on the certified filings for this title, all years, with the median base salary at each.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 37 | $88k |
| Illinois | 31 | $94k |
| North Carolina | 29 | $85k |
| Texas | 25 | $110k |
| California | 19 | $144k |
| New York | 15 | $114k |
| New Jersey | 14 | $105k |
| Minnesota | 13 | $107k |
| City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Chesterbrook, PA | 18 | $82k |
| Chicago, IL | 12 | $76k |
| Conshohocken, PA | 12 | $105k |
| Cary, NC | 10 | $78k |
| Durham, NC | 10 | $101k |
| Waukegan, IL | 10 | $92k |
| Dallas, TX | 9 | $103k |
| Houston, TX | 8 | $111k |
Also filed as
IBM's other sponsored titles, and the employers that file the most Package Specialist 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 |
| Application Architect | 797 | $108k |
| Package Consultant | 730 | $104k |
| Test Specialist | 612 | $76k |
| Project Manager | 580 | $97k |
| IT Specialist | 420 | $81k |
| Senior Managing Consultant | 417 | $159k |
Top Package Specialist sponsors
| Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| International Business Machines | 40 | $92k |
| IBM India Private | 10 | $106k |
| M R Consultants | 1 | $125k |
Common questions about Package Specialist H-1B pay at IBM
- How much does IBM pay a Package Specialist on an H-1B?
- IBM's median certified H-1B base salary for Package Specialist is $107k in FY2025, from 52 filings; the middle 50% of offers fall between $91k and $120k. Across all years the median is $101k.
- How many Package Specialist H-1B LCAs has IBM filed?
- IBM has 264 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Package Specialist on record (FY2019–FY2026), 17 of them in FY2026. That is 1% of its 23,826 certified filings across all titles.
- Does IBM pay Package Specialists above the market?
- IBM's all-years median of $101k is in line with the $100k median for Package Specialist across all H-1B employers (315 certified filings).
- Where does IBM hire H-1B Package Specialists?
- IBM's Package Specialist LCAs name worksites mostly in Pennsylvania, Illinois, North Carolina; the top cities are Chesterbrook, PA, Chicago, IL, Conshohocken, PA.
- 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 (FY2019–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →