IBM salaries in Columbus, OH

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings by IBM in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$115,125
Middle 50%$98.8k–$170.4k
vs. all employers here+12%comparison median $103,000
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,106 and $266,446.
PercentileSalary
10th$95,846
25th$98,756
50th (median)$115,125
75th$170,366
90th$223,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $92,029 (22 filings) FY2021: median $78,125 (31 filings) FY2022: median $91,894 (15 filings) FY2023: median $99,789 (26 filings) FY2024: median $101,379 (28 filings) FY2025: median $111,717 (31 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 31 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 26 filings FY23 FY2024: 28 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 31
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$92,029$80,787$97,38622
FY2021$78,125$78,125$85,17631
FY2022$91,894$82,535$94,66115
FY2023$99,789$96,179$109,15826
FY2024$101,379$92,133$132,94028
FY2025$111,717$96,595$159,98631
FY2026–––7

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Analyst$97,34417
Software Engineertoo few8
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few6
QA Engineertoo few3
IT Managertoo few2
Data Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III $102,991 17
Expert · Level IV $181,415 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.