What IBM certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 10,139 certified Department of Labor wage filings across every fiscal year on record, through FY2026. (The /pay index card counts FY2026 alone.) Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Related record: IBM’s full H-1B sponsor file
Base-salary bands by role
Computer Systems Analysts
3,239 filingsInformation Technology Project Managers
1,541 filingsSoftware Developers
1,128 filingsComputer Programmers
875 filingsSoftware Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers
673 filingsComputer Systems Analysts
652 filingsSoftware Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers
544 filingsComputer Programmers
260 filingsMedian by state
| TX | 1,661 filings | $111K |
| NJ | 1,273 filings | $114K |
| CA | 890 filings | $152K |
| GA | 812 filings | $102K |
| NY | 795 filings | $151K |
| NC | 755 filings | $107K |
| IL | 496 filings | $99K |
| MA | 443 filings | $119K |
Median by seniority level
| Level II · Qualified | 3,801 filings | $94K |
| Level III · Experienced | 4,599 filings | $107K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 1,729 filings | $170K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
IBM certifies 10,139 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median offer sits essentially at the required minimum.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $104K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 2 legal entities under this brand — largest: IBM Corporation (10,134).
Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.
Green-card sponsorship record
IBM has 4,341 certified permanent-residency (PERM) applications on the federal record through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. The question this answers: does this employer put workers on the path to a green card, or only on visas?
All fiscal years on record · applications, not people
Of 4,602 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (4,341 vs 10,139) — filings and applications, not headcount
Source: DOL OFLC PERM (Form ETA-9089) disclosure data, decision-basis by federal fiscal year; the current fiscal year is partial by construction. PERM has no prevailing-wage field — this card reads sponsorship posture, not pay.
What this data is — and isn't
These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what IBM pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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