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

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-100-24267-358422 Systems Hardware ArchitectCertified Poughkeepsie, NY Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24267-358253 Package ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24269-363790 Senior System EngineerCertified Armonk, NY Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24271-368877 Managing ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24271-368857 Business AnalystCertified Armonk, NY Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24243-306209 ServiceNow ArchitectCertified Denver, CO Dec 22, 2025
G-100-24243-306486 Application ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Dec 22, 2025
G-100-24243-306382 Technical Project LeadCertified Armonk, NY Dec 22, 2025
G-100-24215-242001 System AnalystCertified Armonk, NY Dec 18, 2025
G-100-24219-247682 Senior Software Engineer in TestCertified Cambridge, MA Dec 18, 2025
G-100-24218-244846 Delivery Project ExecutiveCertified Armonk, NY Dec 18, 2025
G-100-24191-183496 Semiconductor Process EngineerCertified Albany, NY Nov 26, 2025
G-100-24202-210852 Research Staff MemberCertified Yorktown Heights, NY Nov 26, 2025
G-100-24207-222980 Client ArchitectCertified Armonk, NY Nov 26, 2025
G-100-24191-183991 Incident ManagerCertified Armonk, NY Nov 25, 2025
G-100-24189-178210 Package ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Nov 25, 2025
G-100-24189-178213 Package ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Nov 25, 2025
G-100-24201-209964 Senior Technical ArchitectCertified San Francisco, CA Nov 25, 2025
G-100-24196-194985 Serviceability Focal, Product Engineering ProfessionalCertified San Jose, CA Nov 25, 2025
G-100-24191-183861 Senior Managing ConsultantCertified Armonk, NY Nov 25, 2025

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