Software Engineer at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$88k IBM has filed 1,321 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $88k. Most of those filings fall between $76k and $103k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,321
Median base salary
$88k
Middle 50%
$76k to $103k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 19 | $102k |
| FY2025 | 83 | $102k |
| FY2024 | 88 | $104k |
| FY2023 | 52 | $87k |
| FY2022 | 89 | $93k |
| FY2021 | 99 | $88k |
| FY2020 | 146 | $87k |
| FY2019 | 199 | $90k |
| FY2018 | 213 | $89k |
| FY2017 | 333 | $76k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ | 364 | $82k |
| San Jose, CA | 146 | $111k |
| Austin, TX | 85 | $88k |
| Durham, NC | 84 | $91k |
| New York, NY | 54 | $94k |
| Dallas, TX | 48 | $79k |
| Cambridge, MA | 39 | $97k |
| Middletown, NJ | 36 | $76k |
| Yorktown Heights, NY | 34 | $114k |
| Littleton, MA | 32 | $90k |
| Atlanta, GA | 24 | $77k |
| Foster City, CA | 24 | $114k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $81k |
| Level II | 955 | $81k |
| Level III | 225 | $102k |
| Level IV | 85 | $139k |