Application Developer at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Application Developer on an H-1B?
$80k IBM has filed 6,639 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Application Developer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $80k. Most of those filings fall between $73k and $95k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
6,639
Median base salary
$80k
Middle 50%
$73k to $95k
Filings and pay by year
Application Developer at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 253 | $97k |
| FY2025 | 566 | $105k |
| FY2024 | 591 | $97k |
| FY2023 | 469 | $93k |
| FY2022 | 429 | $92k |
| FY2021 | 444 | $84k |
| FY2020 | 1,250 | $78k |
| FY2019 | 677 | $77k |
| FY2018 | 689 | $75k |
| FY2017 | 1,271 | $73k |
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 | 484 | $78k |
| Atlanta, GA | 472 | $85k |
| Cary, NC | 430 | $75k |
| West Sacramento, CA | 251 | $76k |
| Newark, NJ | 212 | $93k |
| Middletown, NJ | 185 | $78k |
| Parsippany, NJ | 178 | $92k |
| Bloomington, IL | 171 | $81k |
| Westfield Center, OH | 132 | $60k |
| Durham, NC | 131 | $101k |
| Phoenix, AZ | 131 | $79k |
| San Antonio, TX | 123 | $85k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 5,010 | $77k |
| Level III | 1,302 | $103k |
| Level IV | 179 | $135k |