IBM salaries in Sacramento, CA

Based on 78 certified H-1B filings by IBM in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$113,724
Middle 50%$109.2k–$129.3k
vs. all employers here−6%comparison median $121,451
Filings78FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,763 and $179,272.
PercentileSalary
10th$94,039
25th$109,216
50th (median)$113,724
75th$129,305
90th$145,725

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $100k $140k FY2020: median $76,856 (91 filings) FY2021: median $83,699 (17 filings) FY2022: median $91,298 (22 filings) FY2023: median $96,595 (47 filings) FY2024: median $113,651 (33 filings) FY2025: median $113,651 (64 filings) FY2026: median $126,210 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 91 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 47 filings FY23 FY2024: 33 filings FY24 FY2025: 64 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 91
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$76,856$75,733$86,85291
FY2021$83,699$75,732$93,70417
FY2022$91,298$74,004$96,11622
FY2023$96,595$87,214$106,45147
FY2024$113,651$105,435$125,28033
FY2025$113,651$95,389$124,46364
FY2026$126,210$120,676$145,02814

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Analyst$113,65122
Software Engineer$130,00020
Systems Engineer / Architect$116,10614
QA Engineer$92,04010
Programmer Analysttoo few8
Database Administratortoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $121,451 43
Senior · Level III $113,651 31
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.