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IBM — visa sponsorship & salaries

What IBM filed with the US Department of Labor to sponsor foreign workers in FY2026 Q2: how many applications, what they pay, and which roles and cities.

Certified filings
392
FY2026 Q2
Median filed wage
$157,316
per year
Typical range
$127,234 – $197,363
25th–75th percentile
Distinct job titles
176
sponsored roles

Source: US DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, LCA disclosure data, FY2026 Q2. Government data is published roughly one quarter in arrears.

H-1B · 391E-3 Australian · 1

Most-sponsored job titles

Job titleFilingsMedian wage
Application Developer38$125,913
Software Developer32$191,906
Application Architect22$166,644
Package Consultant18$152,268
Project Manager12$118,654
Package Specialist9$156,058
Product Manager8$132,097
Technical Lead7$113,901
Senior Software Engineer7$248,400
Managing Consultant7$160,770
IT Specialist7$127,234
Business Analyst7$125,278

Where the jobs are

WorksiteFilings
Dallas, TX36
San Jose, CA32
Durham, NC20
New York, NY16
Austin, TX15
Chicago, IL15
Brookhaven, GA11
Yorktown Heights, NY11
Paramus, NJ11
Armonk, NY10
San Francisco, CA10
Houston, TX9
Read this before you rely on it. A certified filing is a legally binding wage attestation, but it records what an employer did, not a promise about what they will do next. IBM sponsoring last quarter does not guarantee it will sponsor your role or hire you. Published data lags by roughly a quarter. Sponsorship history is evidence, never a guarantee.

How to apply to IBM

  1. Target the roles they actually sponsor. IBM filed most often for Application Developer in Dallas, TX. Match your search to the titles and cities above.
  2. Say you need sponsorship up front. Many applications ask; answer honestly. A history of filings means IBM has sponsored before, and knows the process.
  3. Get past the resume filter. Sponsored roles draw hundreds of applicants and most are screened by software first. Scan your resume for the ATS problems that get it filtered out, before you apply.

These open an external job search — a sponsorship history is not a list of current openings, and IBM may not be hiring your role now. New to this? Read how H-1B sponsorship works → · Search on Google

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