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-19131-04069 Software DeveloperDenied San Jose, CA Feb 24, 2020
A-19252-55414 Software ArchitectCertified-Expired Chicago, IL Feb 20, 2020
A-19238-49447 Senior DeveloperCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Jan 29, 2020
A-19228-45350 Associate PartnerCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Jan 29, 2020
A-19261-59959 Salesforce Technical ArchitectCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Jan 24, 2020
A-19261-59876 Salesforce Technical ArchitectCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Jan 24, 2020
A-19262-60087 Technical LeadCertified-Expired Coppell, TX Jan 24, 2020
A-19254-56677 Senior Software DeveloperCertified-Expired Brookhaven, GA Jan 17, 2020
A-19240-50277 Senior DeveloperCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Jan 17, 2020
A-19221-42383 Senior DeveloperCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Jan 17, 2020
A-19221-42598 Senior Network EngineerCertified-Expired Research Triangle Park, NC Jan 15, 2020
A-19240-50413 Salesforce Technical ArchitectCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Jan 15, 2020
A-19239-50140 Senior Software DeveloperCertified-Expired Brookhaven, GA Jan 15, 2020
A-19239-49958 Lead Software Test SpecialistCertified-Expired Hartland, WI Jan 15, 2020
A-19239-49826 Salesforce Technical ArchitectCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Jan 15, 2020
A-19240-50271 Infrastructure SpecialistCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Jan 8, 2020
A-19255-57491 Senior DeveloperCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Jan 8, 2020
A-19240-50804 IT SpecialistCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Jan 7, 2020
A-19311-80711 Onsite Informatica LeadWithdrawn Armonk, NY Dec 10, 2019
A-19200-33270 Senior DeveloperCertified-Expired Armonk, NY Dec 4, 2019

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