IBM salaries in Chicago, IL

Based on 152 certified H-1B filings by IBM in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$108,722
Middle 50%$108.7k–$137.8k
vs. all employers here−0%comparison median $108,780
Filings152FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,712 and $243,977.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,667
25th$108,722
50th (median)$108,722
75th$137,759
90th$180,514

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2020: median $89,981 (164 filings) FY2021: median $90,709 (60 filings) FY2022: median $93,600 (62 filings) FY2023: median $92,061 (78 filings) FY2024: median $101,962 (94 filings) FY2025: median $108,722 (122 filings) FY2026: median $137,579 (30 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 164 filings FY20 FY2021: 60 filings FY21 FY2022: 62 filings FY22 FY2023: 78 filings FY23 FY2024: 94 filings FY24 FY2025: 122 filings FY25 FY2026: 30 filings FY26 164
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$89,981$76,033$96,325164
FY2021$90,709$75,754$94,04360
FY2022$93,600$89,336$95,47262
FY2023$92,061$83,616$101,96278
FY2024$101,962$90,465$118,82694
FY2025$108,722$108,722$127,056122
FY2026$137,579$106,200$162,22230

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Analyst$108,72281
Systems Engineer / Architect$124,65226
Software Engineer$154,63620
QA Engineertoo few9
Programmer Analysttoo few4
Data Engineertoo few3
Database Administratortoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $90,667 36
Senior · Level III $108,722 83
Expert · Level IV $167,214 33

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.