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-22252-18780 Oracle HCM Cloud AnalystCertified - Expired Baton Rouge, LA Oct 12, 2023
A-22293-42688 IT SpecialistCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 10, 2023
A-22217-00700 Advisory Software EngineerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 6, 2023
A-22279-34419 Package Solution ConsultantCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 6, 2023
A-22247-16560 Packaging SpecialistCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 6, 2023
A-22251-18220 Security ConsultantCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 6, 2023
A-22287-39481 Application DeveloperCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 5, 2023
A-22203-92996 Systems Engineering ProfessionalCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 5, 2023
A-22286-38502 Application ArchitectCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 4, 2023
A-22236-10906 Senior Data ScientistCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 4, 2023
A-22261-23372 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 4, 2023
A-22297-44422 Project ManagerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 4, 2023
A-22315-55897 QA SpecialistCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 4, 2023
A-22235-10063 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired New York, NY Oct 3, 2023
A-22286-38576 Offering ManagerCertified - Expired Durham, NC Sep 28, 2023
A-21309-68522 Technical Resolution SpecialistDenied Durham, NC Sep 28, 2023
A-22263-24866 Memory Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Sep 28, 2023
A-22312-53565 Senior Product ManagerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Sep 28, 2023
A-22301-47706 Senior Product ManagerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Sep 28, 2023
A-22293-42802 Cognitive Engineer ConsultantCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Sep 25, 2023

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