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
A-22024-01605 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Emeryville, CA Nov 17, 2022
A-22062-18535 Cognitive EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Nov 17, 2022
A-22042-10327 Data Scientist Business Area Analytics LeadCertified - Expired Durham, NC Nov 17, 2022
A-22046-11516 Package Solution ConsultantCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Nov 17, 2022
A-22059-16918 Senior ETL ConsultantCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Nov 17, 2022
A-22025-02138 Application DeveloperCertified - Expired Baton Rouge, LA Nov 15, 2022
A-22032-05428 Application ArchitectCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Nov 10, 2022
A-22035-07330 Senior ETL ConsultantCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Nov 9, 2022
A-22009-95540 Web Development LeadCertified - Expired Atlanta, GA Nov 9, 2022
A-22033-06094 SAP EAM ConsultantCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Nov 9, 2022
A-22007-94871 Senior EngineerCertified - Expired Poughkeepsie, NY Nov 3, 2022
A-22006-94347 Offering Security FocalCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Nov 3, 2022
A-21355-89089 Development Product EngineerCertified - Expired Poughkeepsie, NY Nov 1, 2022
A-22020-00194 Application DeveloperCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 31, 2022
A-21336-80261 Senior System EngineerCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 31, 2022
A-21358-90628 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Cambridge, MA Oct 28, 2022
A-22031-04892 Application ArchitectCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 28, 2022
A-21361-90732 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Cambridge, MA Oct 28, 2022
A-22006-94314 Senior Research Software EngineerCertified - Expired Yorktown Heights, NY Oct 28, 2022
A-22012-96780 Application DeveloperCertified - Expired Armonk, NY Oct 28, 2022

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