IBM salaries in Raleigh, NC

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings by IBM in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$113,547
Middle 50%$111.9k–$137.3k
vs. all employers here−1%comparison median $114,358
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $93,101 and $228,492.
PercentileSalary
10th$95,522
25th$111,931
50th (median)$113,547
75th$137,311
90th$159,684

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $78,416 (151 filings) FY2021: median $79,602 (52 filings) FY2022: median $81,952 (42 filings) FY2023: median $97,406 (11 filings) FY2024: median $101,712 (22 filings) FY2025: median $112,486 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 151 filings FY20 FY2021: 52 filings FY21 FY2022: 42 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 151
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$78,416$72,738$84,406151
FY2021$79,602$75,982$87,79852
FY2022$81,952$77,584$94,57842
FY2023$97,406$88,400$105,07211
FY2024$101,712$97,547$115,00322
FY2025$112,486$109,574$126,25617
FY2026–––6

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineertoo few9
Systems Analysttoo few8
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few3
QA Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III $112,486 12
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.