Software Architect at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Software Architect on an H-1B?
$132k IBM has filed 79 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Architect with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $132k. Most of those filings fall between $116k and $168k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
79
Median base salary
$132k
Middle 50%
$116k to $168k
Filings and pay by year
Software Architect at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $227k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $170k |
| FY2024 | 9 | $204k |
| FY2023 | 8 | $173k |
| FY2022 | 7 | $128k |
| FY2021 | 15 | $125k |
| FY2020 | 17 | $121k |
| FY2019 | 11 | $109k |
| FY2018 | 5 | $131k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $142k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC | 18 | $129k |
| San Jose, CA | 16 | $138k |
| Austin, TX | 8 | $170k |
| Emeryville, CA | 8 | $125k |
| Chicago, IL | 6 | $78k |
| Blue Bell, PA | 5 | $116k |
| Littleton, MA | 3 | $142k |
| San Francisco, CA | 3 | $168k |
| Lowell, MA | 2 | $186k |
| Overland Park, KS | 2 | $99k |
| Seattle, WA | 2 | $99k |
| Armonk, NY | 1 | $229k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 21 | $121k |
| Level III | 10 | $119k |
| Level IV | 47 | $150k |