Technical Lead H-1B salary at IBM — 340 certified filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 30
- Filings · FY2025
- $109k
- Median base · FY2025
- $101k–$127k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- −4%
- vs market median · all years
IBM filed 30 certified H-1B LCAs for Technical Lead in FY2025, with a median base salary of $109k and the middle 50% of offers between $101k and $127k. Across all years its $85k median is 4% below the $89k market median for Technical Lead. It has filed 340 Technical Lead LCAs since FY2018, most often in Atlanta, GA.
How much does IBM pay a Technical Lead?
Certified base salary for Technical Lead at IBM by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $109k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
Does IBM pay Technical Leads above the market?
IBM's all-years median against every employer's certified Technical Lead LCAs — 4% 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 | 340 | $85k |
| All employers · Technical Lead | 13,813 | $89k |
How has IBM's Technical Lead hiring changed by year?
91 certified Technical Lead filings in FY2018 → 11 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 11 | −63% | $114k |
| FY2025 | 30 | −12% | $109k |
| FY2024 | 34 | +21% | $102k |
| FY2023 | 28 | −3% | $97k |
| FY2022 | 29 | +164% | $99k |
| FY2021 | 11 | −69% | $92k |
| FY2020 | 36 | −49% | $79k |
| FY2019 | 70 | −23% | $77k |
| FY2018 | 91 | — | $73k |
Which wage levels does IBM file for Technical Lead?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 46% of IBM's Technical Lead filings sit at Level III–IV. Higher levels earn more entries in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.
Share of 340 Technical Lead filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II53.5%182
- Level III42.9%146
- Level IV3.5%12
Where does IBM hire H-1B Technical Leads?
Worksite states and cities on the certified filings for this title, all years, with the median base salary at each.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 57 | $96k |
| Georgia | 52 | $78k |
| Texas | 46 | $85k |
| Arizona | 33 | $65k |
| Florida | 21 | $93k |
| Louisiana | 19 | $81k |
| Minnesota | 17 | $66k |
| California | 14 | $111k |
| City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | 47 | $78k |
| Phoenix, AZ | 33 | $65k |
| San Antonio, TX | 28 | $81k |
| Newark, NJ | 23 | $117k |
| Monroe, LA | 18 | $81k |
| Eagan, MN | 15 | $66k |
| Lebanon, NJ | 11 | $78k |
| Dallas, TX | 9 | $101k |
Also filed as
IBM's other sponsored titles, and the employers that file the most Technical Lead 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 Technical Lead sponsors
| Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services | 2,907 | $77k |
| Mindtree | 1,517 | $90k |
| Atos Syntel | 870 | $87k |
| IBM India Private | 854 | $77k |
| Citiustech | 459 | $80k |
| HCL America | 342 | $91k |
| Syntel | 303 | $75k |
| Infinite Computer Solutions | 293 | $94k |
| Nagarro | 264 | $85k |
Common questions about Technical Lead H-1B pay at IBM
- How much does IBM pay a Technical Lead on an H-1B?
- IBM's median certified H-1B base salary for Technical Lead is $109k in FY2025, from 30 filings; the middle 50% of offers fall between $101k and $127k. Across all years the median is $85k.
- How many Technical Lead H-1B LCAs has IBM filed?
- IBM has 340 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Technical Lead on record (FY2018–FY2026), 11 of them in FY2026. That is 1% of its 23,826 certified filings across all titles.
- Does IBM pay Technical Leads above the market?
- IBM's all-years median of $85k is 4% below the $89k median for Technical Lead across all H-1B employers (13,813 certified filings).
- Where does IBM hire H-1B Technical Leads?
- IBM's Technical Lead LCAs name worksites mostly in New Jersey, Georgia, Texas; the top cities are Atlanta, GA, Phoenix, AZ, San Antonio, TX.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →