IBM salaries in Charlotte, NC

Based on 41 certified H-1B filings by IBM in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$118,102
Middle 50%$98.4k–$134.4k
vs. all employers here+3%comparison median $114,355
Filings41FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,190 and $188,508.
PercentileSalary
10th$98,030
25th$98,384
50th (median)$118,102
75th$134,379
90th$147,461

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $80,558 (44 filings) FY2021: median $85,887 (34 filings) FY2022: median $95,139 (27 filings) FY2023: median $108,451 (27 filings) FY2024: median $106,486 (32 filings) FY2025: median $118,102 (36 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 44 filings FY20 FY2021: 34 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 32 filings FY24 FY2025: 36 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 44
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$80,558$78,872$90,52244
FY2021$85,887$74,651$93,41334
FY2022$95,139$95,139$101,85827
FY2023$108,451$95,441$133,54327
FY2024$106,486$89,007$116,15132
FY2025$118,102$98,384$134,37936
FY2026–––5

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Analyst$118,10213
Software Engineer$134,75010
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few8
QA Engineertoo few5
Information Security Analysttoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Charlotte, NC.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $98,030 13
Senior · Level III $118,102 22
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.