IBM salaries in Washington, DC

Based on 48 certified H-1B filings by IBM in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$150,468
Middle 50%$125.1k–$176.1k
vs. all employers here+23%comparison median $122,699
Filings48FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $94,391 and $268,063.
PercentileSalary
10th$103,170
25th$125,087
50th (median)$150,468
75th$176,132
90th$207,264

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $125k $170k FY2020: median $97,094 (33 filings) FY2021: median $115,263 (12 filings) FY2022: median $116,667 (43 filings) FY2023: median $127,677 (26 filings) FY2024: median $137,675 (44 filings) FY2025: median $132,774 (31 filings) FY2026: median $159,571 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 33 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 43 filings FY22 FY2023: 26 filings FY23 FY2024: 44 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 44
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$97,094$86,736$115,85633
FY2021$115,263$106,002$121,38412
FY2022$116,667$100,329$121,72243
FY2023$127,677$117,046$147,92526
FY2024$137,675$121,763$165,71444
FY2025$132,774$107,973$179,30031
FY2026$159,571$150,468$175,44017

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$178,18114
QA Engineer$150,15914
Systems Analysttoo few6
IT Managertoo few3
Programmer Analysttoo few3
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few3
Information Security Analysttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $107,973 16
Senior · Level III too few 8
Expert · Level IV $171,776 24

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.