Test Manager at IBM
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does IBM pay a Test Manager on an H-1B?
$85k IBM has filed 160 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Test Manager with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $85k. Most of those filings fall between $79k and $95k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
160
Median base salary
$85k
Middle 50%
$79k to $95k
Filings and pay by year
Test Manager at IBM, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $85k |
| FY2025 | 3 | $112k |
| FY2024 | 6 | $107k |
| FY2023 | 7 | $99k |
| FY2022 | 14 | $95k |
| FY2021 | 14 | $100k |
| FY2020 | 25 | $89k |
| FY2019 | 18 | $85k |
| FY2018 | 29 | $82k |
| FY2017 | 43 | $82k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 22 | $80k |
| Charlotte, NC | 14 | $92k |
| Bethesda, MD | 13 | $102k |
| Cary, NC | 10 | $74k |
| Salisbury, NC | 9 | $95k |
| Atlanta, GA | 7 | $82k |
| Richmond, VA | 6 | $78k |
| Scarborough, ME | 6 | $80k |
| Woodland Hills, CA | 6 | $92k |
| Waltham, MA | 5 | $97k |
| Lincoln, RI | 4 | $82k |
| Newark, NJ | 4 | $106k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 91 | $81k |
| Level III | 58 | $94k |
| Level IV | 3 | $112k |