IBM salaries in Houston, TX

Based on 56 certified H-1B filings by IBM in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$155,015
Middle 50%$130.1k–$185.5k
vs. all employers here+46%comparison median $105,976
Filings56FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $96,268 and $222,143.
PercentileSalary
10th$117,998
25th$130,100
50th (median)$155,015
75th$185,459
90th$213,616

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $140k $190k FY2020: median $110,323 (56 filings) FY2021: median $119,538 (20 filings) FY2022: median $119,500 (58 filings) FY2023: median $116,854 (35 filings) FY2024: median $114,050 (63 filings) FY2025: median $143,281 (38 filings) FY2026: median $179,256 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 56 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 58 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 63 filings FY24 FY2025: 38 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 63
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$110,323$94,120$128,48256
FY2021$119,538$94,557$119,53820
FY2022$119,500$99,861$124,58258
FY2023$116,854$93,226$130,65635
FY2024$114,050$104,007$150,56063
FY2025$143,281$117,998$173,53438
FY2026$179,256$157,784$215,03018

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$182,83016
Systems Analyst$117,99813
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few8
IT Managertoo few5
Data Engineertoo few4
QA Engineertoo few3
Data Scientisttoo few3
Computer Hardware Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 9
Senior · Level III $118,365 16
Expert · Level IV $173,579 31

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.