Quality Engineer at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Quality Engineer on an H-1B?
$99k IBM has filed 113 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Quality Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $99k. Most of those filings fall between $87k and $103k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
113
Median base salary
$99k
Middle 50%
$87k to $103k
Filings and pay by year
Quality Engineer at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 6 | $110k |
| FY2025 | 50 | $97k |
| FY2024 | 36 | $100k |
| FY2022 | 7 | $100k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $108k |
| FY2020 | 7 | $56k |
| FY2019 | 6 | $77k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | 12 | $102k |
| Newark, NJ | 11 | $103k |
| Moosic, PA | 8 | $55k |
| Quincy, MA | 7 | $97k |
| Dorchester, MA | 6 | $97k |
| Roseland, NJ | 6 | $83k |
| New York, NY | 5 | $193k |
| Coppell, TX | 4 | $87k |
| Dallas, TX | 4 | $87k |
| Durham, NC | 4 | $103k |
| Whippany, NJ | 4 | $103k |
| Boston, MA | 3 | $100k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 71 | $88k |
| Level III | 37 | $106k |
| Level IV | 5 | $193k |