Project Lead at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Project Lead on an H-1B?
$79k IBM has filed 170 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Project Lead with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $79k. Most of those filings fall between $73k and $87k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
170
Median base salary
$79k
Middle 50%
$73k to $87k
Filings and pay by year
Project Lead at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $138k |
| FY2025 | 2 | $121k |
| FY2024 | 3 | $114k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $94k |
| FY2022 | 6 | $95k |
| FY2021 | 8 | $76k |
| FY2020 | 36 | $78k |
| FY2019 | 29 | $82k |
| FY2018 | 42 | $65k |
| FY2017 | 40 | $82k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cary, NC | 70 | $73k |
| Roseland, NJ | 10 | $98k |
| Naperville, IL | 7 | $82k |
| San Jose, CA | 6 | $103k |
| Dallas, TX | 5 | $78k |
| Chicago, IL | 5 | $84k |
| Westfield Center, OH | 4 | $71k |
| Farmington, CT | 4 | $98k |
| Saint Paul, MN | 4 | $82k |
| Atlanta, GA | 3 | $93k |
| Cary, MN | 3 | $65k |
| Newark, DE | 3 | $84k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 126 | $76k |
| Level III | 27 | $101k |
| Level IV | 2 | $138k |