Consultant at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Consultant on an H-1B?
$82k IBM has filed 715 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Consultant with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $82k. Most of those filings fall between $75k and $90k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
715
Median base salary
$82k
Middle 50%
$75k to $90k
Filings and pay by year
Consultant at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $126k |
| FY2025 | 7 | $109k |
| FY2024 | 11 | $103k |
| FY2023 | 5 | $106k |
| FY2022 | 17 | $97k |
| FY2021 | 22 | $101k |
| FY2020 | 34 | $94k |
| FY2019 | 28 | $82k |
| FY2018 | 125 | $79k |
| FY2017 | 465 | $80k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | 45 | $83k |
| Newark, NJ | 41 | $92k |
| Durham, NC | 40 | $80k |
| Chicago, IL | 34 | $81k |
| Piscataway, NJ | 28 | $77k |
| Cambridge, MA | 24 | $95k |
| Dallas, TX | 24 | $85k |
| Milwaukee, WI | 21 | $80k |
| Charlotte, NC | 20 | $75k |
| Framingham, MA | 20 | $75k |
| Collegeville, PA | 18 | $90k |
| Phoenix, AZ | 18 | $76k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 592 | $79k |
| Level III | 95 | $103k |
| Level IV | 3 | $155k |