Hardware Developer at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Hardware Developer on an H-1B?
$128k IBM has filed 80 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Hardware Developer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $128k. Most of those filings fall between $106k and $158k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
80
Median base salary
$128k
Middle 50%
$106k to $158k
Filings and pay by year
Hardware Developer at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 7 | $160k |
| FY2025 | 11 | $169k |
| FY2024 | 15 | $154k |
| FY2023 | 7 | $131k |
| FY2022 | 12 | $107k |
| FY2020 | 9 | $110k |
| FY2019 | 6 | $105k |
| FY2018 | 8 | $103k |
| FY2017 | 5 | $95k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 22 | $116k |
| Albany, NY | 17 | $140k |
| Yorktown Heights, NY | 15 | $184k |
| Poughkeepsie, NY | 14 | $113k |
| Hopewell Junction, NY | 6 | $104k |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $150k |
| Hopewell Junction, NY, NY | 1 | $107k |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $154k |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $91k |
| Wappingers Falls, NY, NY | 1 | $95k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 45 | $113k |
| Level III | 15 | $117k |
| Level IV | 19 | $172k |