IBM salaries in Denver, CO

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings by IBM in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$127,941
Middle 50%$116.7k–$161.9k
vs. all employers here+9%comparison median $117,021
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $103,222 and $256,744.
PercentileSalary
10th$106,653
25th$116,667
50th (median)$127,941
75th$161,886
90th$195,258

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $95,576 (21 filings) FY2021: median $96,071 (16 filings) FY2022: median $106,746 (15 filings) FY2023: median $112,507 (16 filings) FY2024: median $118,664 (34 filings) FY2025: median $127,941 (25 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 34 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 34
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$95,576$80,101$106,05921
FY2021$96,071$83,689$111,28016
FY2022$106,746$93,870$132,12215
FY2023$112,507$109,634$133,42716
FY2024$118,664$105,019$131,00434
FY2025$127,941$116,667$157,51325
FY2026–––4

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Analyst$116,66711
Software Engineertoo few4
QA Engineertoo few4
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III $117,519 13
Expert · Level IV too few 8

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.