Senior System Engineer at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Senior System Engineer on an H-1B?
$76k IBM has filed 470 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Senior System Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $76k. Most of those filings fall between $72k and $84k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
470
Median base salary
$76k
Middle 50%
$72k to $84k
Filings and pay by year
Senior System Engineer at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 6 | $98k |
| FY2025 | 11 | $109k |
| FY2024 | 8 | $110k |
| FY2023 | 12 | $93k |
| FY2022 | 23 | $85k |
| FY2021 | 28 | $85k |
| FY2020 | 62 | $81k |
| FY2019 | 66 | $76k |
| FY2018 | 85 | $74k |
| FY2017 | 169 | $74k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Middletown, NJ | 72 | $77k |
| Atlanta, GA | 40 | $78k |
| West Sacramento, CA | 31 | $72k |
| Monroe, LA | 23 | $71k |
| Dallas, TX | 23 | $71k |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 22 | $71k |
| Chicago, IL | 16 | $74k |
| Quincy, MA | 14 | $84k |
| Newark, NJ | 14 | $87k |
| El Segundo, CA | 10 | $87k |
| Wilmington, DE | 10 | $77k |
| Petaluma, CA | 9 | $91k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 381 | $75k |
| Level III | 61 | $94k |
| Level IV | 3 | $102k |