Application Architect at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Application Architect on an H-1B?
$101k IBM has filed 1,432 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Application Architect with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $101k. Most of those filings fall between $89k and $121k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,432
Median base salary
$101k
Middle 50%
$89k to $121k
Filings and pay by year
Application Architect at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 58 | $149k |
| FY2025 | 151 | $123k |
| FY2024 | 167 | $116k |
| FY2023 | 121 | $110k |
| FY2022 | 145 | $98k |
| FY2021 | 142 | $94k |
| FY2020 | 223 | $96k |
| FY2019 | 158 | $91k |
| FY2018 | 143 | $90k |
| FY2017 | 124 | $86k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 63 | $97k |
| Phoenix, AZ | 62 | $84k |
| Durham, NC | 58 | $111k |
| Atlanta, GA | 50 | $102k |
| Coppell, TX | 42 | $120k |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 40 | $100k |
| Cary, NC | 39 | $90k |
| Chicago, IL | 39 | $96k |
| Middletown, NJ | 35 | $103k |
| Parsippany, NJ | 35 | $101k |
| New York, NY | 34 | $122k |
| Houston, TX | 34 | $98k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 366 | $85k |
| Level III | 759 | $101k |
| Level IV | 289 | $129k |