Ibm
Offered base salaries from 1,970 certified H-1B filings, across 13 roles in 51 metro areas.
Half of Ibm's certified filings offered $115,502 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $102,814 and $144,840. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Analysts | $106,912 | $71k – $222k | 865 |
| Software Developers | $164,832 | $89k – $466k | 312 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $121,514 | $75k – $371k | 311 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $101,234 | $69k – $218k | 158 |
| Computer Programmers | $96,678 | $62k – $152k | 79 |
| Database Architects | $142,896 | $104k – $220k | 64 |
| Data Scientists | $170,998 | $107k – $242k | 60 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $238,219 | $180k – $296k | 32 |
| Database Administrators | $110,531 | $88k – $158k | 23 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $160,736 | $140k – $209k | 17 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,939 | $90k – $371k | 339 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $122,179 | $84k – $277k | 192 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $106,912 | $86k – $228k | 144 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $109,429 | $80k – $230k | 139 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $102,003 | $62k – $199k | 113 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $108,722 | $80k – $274k | 108 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $138,721 | $97k – $466k | 80 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $106,184 | $83k – $222k | 80 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $155,940 | $77k – $454k | 67 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $113,651 | $82k – $198k | 53 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Ibm's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Analysts — New York | $128,939 | 130 | +0.5% |
| Computer Systems Analysts — Atlanta | $109,429 | 87 | −8.1% |
| Computer Systems Analysts — Durham | $103,732 | 83 | −2.5% |
| Computer Systems Analysts — Chicago | $108,722 | 68 | +5.1% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — New York | $121,514 | 63 | −4.3% |
| Computer Systems Analysts — Dallas | $120,141 | 61 | −1.9% |
| Computer Systems Analysts — Phoenix | $102,003 | 59 | −1.7% |
| Computer Systems Analysts — Philadelphia | $106,184 | 58 | +1.1% |
| Software Developers — Dallas | $166,563 | 45 | +25.0% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Dallas | $114,332 | 42 | −10.2% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 1,970 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Ibm's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.