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
A-19305-78404 DesignerCertified - Expired Emeryville, CA Apr 21, 2020
A-19277-66599 Staff Software EngineerCertified - Expired Hillsboro, OR Apr 21, 2020
A-19263-60746 Advisory Software EngineerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 21, 2020
A-19331-88595 Advisory Software EngineerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 20, 2020
A-19326-87146 Application ArchitectCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 20, 2020
A-19323-85214 Advisory Software EngineerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 20, 2020
A-20051-21133 Technical ArchitectWithdrawn Armonk, NY Apr 20, 2020
A-19312-80766 Senior Data ScientistCertified - Expired New York, NY Apr 20, 2020
A-19322-84289 Application ArchitectCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 20, 2020
A-19323-85058 Advisory Software EngineerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 20, 2020
A-19301-75708 Advisory Software EngineerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 20, 2020
A-19281-67709 Staff Software EngineerCertified - Expired Hillsboro, OR Apr 20, 2020
A-19249-54118 Senior Managing ConsultantCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 9, 2020
A-19261-59734 Advisory Software Engineer (Cognitive Service Developer)Certified - Expired Austin, TX Apr 8, 2020
A-19311-80605 Advisory Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 8, 2020
A-19311-80702 Advisory Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 8, 2020
A-19281-68243 Application ArchitectCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 8, 2020
A-19273-64323 Database AdministratorCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 8, 2020
A-19283-69251 Senior System EngineerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 2, 2020
A-19277-66903 Advisory Software EngineerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Apr 2, 2020

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