IBM Corporation

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily NY · PERM filings 2019–2025

#27 top sponsor

Overview

IBM Corporation is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 2,216 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #27 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 1,345 were certified (60.7% approval rate), taking about 291 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Applications, with most worksites in NY, and the median sponsored wage is $118,893.

2,216

PERM filings

60.7%

approval

8

denied

$118,893

median wage

291d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 1,805 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (86%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India1,560
  • China67
  • Brazil33
  • Canada19
  • Mexico10
  • United Kingdom9
  • Australia6
  • Japan6
  • Germany6
  • Spain5

Prior visa status

  • H-1B1,596
  • L-1149
  • Not in USA38
  • F-14
  • O-14
  • H-42
  • TN1

Education

  • Bachelor's1,072
  • Master's628
  • Other72
  • Doctorate23
  • Associate's8
  • High School2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations IBM Corporation most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Applications 509 $115,596
Computer Systems Analysts 414 $118,854
Software Developers, Systems Software 282 $115,438
Computer Occupations, All Other 267 $96,078
Software Developers 247 $164,990
Management Analysts 49 $152,467
Data Scientists 40 $172,763
Project Management Specialists 37 $153,351
Statisticians 36 $85,287
Database Administrators 31 $109,509

Common job titles

Software Developer 149 Application Architect 138 Managing Consultant 121 Application Developer 107 Advisory Software Engineer 102 Project Manager 73 Senior Developer 65 Automation Lead 50 IT Specialist 49 Development Lead 47 Senior SAP Specialist 43 Technical Project Lead 41

Worksite states

NY 1,791 CA 133 TX 109 NC 71 MA 39 GA 17 IL 15 LA 9 OH 7 CT 5

Wage range

$95,430

25th

$118,893

median

$145,454

75th

$169,229

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP1,455
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, & Loewy, LLP403
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy LLP312
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP4
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, & Loewy,LLP3
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, & Loewy, LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24331-502104 Software Development ManagerCertified Houston, TX Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24332-504106 IaaS Network DirectorCertified San Jose, CA Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24322-479976 Application DeveloperCertified Armonk, NY Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24322-479966 Platform ArchitectCertified Coppell, TX Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24322-479970 Site Reliability EngineerCertified Austin, TX Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24324-485351 Backend DeveloperCertified Durham, NC Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24328-496436 Application ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24328-496434 Application ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24332-503328 Back-End DeveloperCertified Armonk, NY Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24332-503319 Back-End DeveloperCertified Armonk, NY Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24327-494050 Senior Strategy ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24313-464503 Package ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Mar 25, 2026
G-100-24317-470454 Analytics AnalystCertified Sandy Springs, GA Mar 24, 2026
G-100-24313-463658 Package ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Mar 23, 2026
G-100-24310-454092 Application ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Mar 17, 2026
G-100-24310-454148 Application ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Mar 17, 2026
G-100-24309-452492 Application ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Mar 17, 2026
G-100-24310-454009 Application ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Mar 17, 2026
G-100-24289-407651 Data ScientistCertified Armonk, NY Feb 24, 2026
G-100-24289-407951 Data ScientistCertified Armonk, NY Feb 24, 2026

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.