Test Lead at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Test Lead on an H-1B?
$78k IBM has filed 565 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Test Lead with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $78k. Most of those filings fall between $73k and $85k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
565
Median base salary
$78k
Middle 50%
$73k to $85k
Filings and pay by year
Test Lead at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 6 | $98k |
| FY2025 | 12 | $98k |
| FY2024 | 13 | $87k |
| FY2023 | 16 | $91k |
| FY2022 | 29 | $82k |
| FY2021 | 26 | $80k |
| FY2020 | 75 | $83k |
| FY2019 | 77 | $78k |
| FY2018 | 151 | $76k |
| FY2017 | 160 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cary, NC | 98 | $70k |
| Woodland Hills, CA | 73 | $79k |
| Salisbury, NC | 34 | $86k |
| Lincoln, RI | 29 | $75k |
| Charlotte, NC | 26 | $82k |
| Quincy, MA | 20 | $82k |
| Mounds View, MN | 19 | $75k |
| Dorchester, MA | 17 | $92k |
| Atlanta, GA | 15 | $98k |
| Richmond, VA | 14 | $77k |
| Monroe, LA | 12 | $71k |
| Wilmington, DE | 11 | $82k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 438 | $75k |
| Level III | 75 | $93k |
| Level IV | 11 | $106k |