IBM salaries in Seattle, WA

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings by IBM in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$190,422
Middle 50%$156.1k–$231.9k
vs. all employers here+19%comparison median $160,514
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $115,500 and $284,872.
PercentileSalary
10th$138,172
25th$156,065
50th (median)$190,422
75th$231,898
90th$272,359

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $150k $220k FY2020: median $110,885 (14 filings) FY2021: median $93,581 (14 filings) FY2022: median $116,917 (15 filings) FY2023: median $158,220 (11 filings) FY2024: median $150,219 (32 filings) FY2025: median $189,852 (19 filings) FY2026: median $203,017 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 32 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 32
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$110,885$110,785$111,92514
FY2021$93,581$86,044$108,05214
FY2022$116,917$97,781$136,51115
FY2023$158,220$123,552$164,98511
FY2024$150,219$129,721$180,63632
FY2025$189,852$156,513$210,13619
FY2026$203,017$154,928$241,87311

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$207,61012
Data Scientisttoo few6
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few5
Systems Analysttoo few2
UX Designertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $163,683 13
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV $210,136 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.