Data Engineer at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Data Engineer on an H-1B?
$89k IBM has filed 566 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $89k. Most of those filings fall between $76k and $108k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
566
Median base salary
$89k
Middle 50%
$76k to $108k
Filings and pay by year
Data Engineer at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 29 | $112k |
| FY2025 | 76 | $110k |
| FY2024 | 96 | $105k |
| FY2023 | 69 | $98k |
| FY2022 | 64 | $90k |
| FY2021 | 53 | $77k |
| FY2020 | 134 | $76k |
| FY2019 | 41 | $74k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $85k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $105k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond, VA | 53 | $76k |
| Newark, NJ | 42 | $117k |
| San Antonio, TX | 39 | $85k |
| Atlanta, GA | 33 | $98k |
| Bloomington, IL | 31 | $77k |
| Portland, OR | 23 | $85k |
| El Segundo, CA | 23 | $70k |
| Cary, NC | 19 | $76k |
| Whippany, NJ | 17 | $99k |
| Parsippany, NJ | 15 | $78k |
| Phoenix, AZ | 15 | $78k |
| Quincy, MA | 15 | $74k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 361 | $77k |
| Level III | 183 | $99k |
| Level IV | 22 | $142k |