Senior Developer at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Senior Developer on an H-1B?
$82k IBM has filed 179 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Senior Developer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $82k. Most of those filings fall between $73k and $95k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
179
Median base salary
$82k
Middle 50%
$73k to $95k
Filings and pay by year
Senior Developer at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $132k |
| FY2025 | 7 | $112k |
| FY2024 | 8 | $84k |
| FY2023 | 8 | $76k |
| FY2022 | 21 | $94k |
| FY2021 | 11 | $94k |
| FY2020 | 20 | $82k |
| FY2019 | 22 | $83k |
| FY2018 | 33 | $77k |
| FY2017 | 48 | $75k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Antonio, TX | 15 | $77k |
| Pleasanton, CA | 12 | $94k |
| Chesterbrook, PA | 12 | $75k |
| Atlanta, GA | 10 | $93k |
| Conshohocken, PA | 8 | $105k |
| Middletown, NJ | 7 | $77k |
| Wilmington, DE | 7 | $82k |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 6 | $71k |
| Chicago, IL | 6 | $78k |
| Phoenix, AZ | 6 | $67k |
| Alpharetta, GA | 5 | $85k |
| Merrillville, IN | 5 | $65k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 124 | $76k |
| Level III | 35 | $96k |
| Level IV | 4 | $135k |