IBM Corporation: Software Developers
IBM Corporation made 298 filings for this role, covering 298 positions, and across them committed to pay at least a median of $153,317 a year. 278 of the 298 state a minimum and no maximum, so that median is a median of floors.
By place and level
| Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Lowest | Median | Highest | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 26 | 26 | $156,998 | $169,318 | $243,268 | $156,998 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 23 | 23 | $152,131 | $152,132 | $203,045 | $152,131 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level IV | 2025-26 | 21 | 21 | $189,592 | $203,137 | $312,817 | $189,592 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 19 | 19 | $187,741 | $198,432 | $248,400 | $187,741 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 11 | 11 | $112,923 | $134,193 | $225,571 | $112,923 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Level IV | 2025-26 | 11 | 11 | $161,760 | $168,789 | $256,500 | $161,741 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level II | 2025-26 | 11 | 11 | $131,997 | $140,065 | $182,076 | $131,997 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 11 | 11 | $264,514 | $264,516 | $281,789 | $264,514 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $140,400 | $179,000 | $220,359 | $114,754 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $165,830 | $187,922 | $257,477 | $163,550 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level IV | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $178,131 | $202,343 | $263,193 | $178,131 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | $149,730 | $182,830 | $220,441 | $149,718 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $153,317 | $153,317 | $189,600 | $153,317 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $124,592 | $127,828 | $154,020 | $124,592 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level II | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $142,000 | $171,968 | $212,720 | $131,082 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Level II | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $111,073 | $129,996 | $143,418 | $111,072 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $139,032 | $141,604 | $151,356 | $139,027 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Level III | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $139,214 | $140,883 | $160,203 | $139,214 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $133,968 | $173,441 | $191,746 | $115,398 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level IV | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $153,358 | $156,103 | $244,500 | $153,358 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level II | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $109,283 | $128,175 | $130,557 | $109,283 |
| Bloomington, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $136,531 | $140,000 | $173,944 | $136,531 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $145,018 | $161,194 | $198,692 | $145,018 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $160,805 | $224,824 | $240,000 | $160,805 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $157,934 | $157,934 | $180,000 | $157,934 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $151,680 | $157,615 | $163,550 | $139,152 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $116,709 | $124,781 | $132,854 | $84,906 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $122,160 | $132,095 | $142,029 | $119,205 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $109,167 | $142,553 | $175,939 | $108,077 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $135,438 | $136,487 | $137,536 | $134,971 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $116,709 | $133,622 | $150,534 | $116,709 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $111,042 | $126,071 | $141,100 | $110,947 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $113,547 | $115,128 | $116,709 | $113,547 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $135,408 | $137,311 | $139,214 | $135,408 |
| Richmond, VA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $154,982 | $164,193 | $173,404 | $154,981 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $173,618 | $173,648 | $173,678 | $173,618 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $111,864 | $111,864 | $111,864 | $106,579 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $229,469 | $262,516 | $295,564 | $213,512 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $145,642 | $145,642 | $145,642 | $145,642 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $175,440 | $177,896 | $180,353 | $175,427 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $133,536 | $133,536 | $133,536 | $133,536 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $143,207 | $143,207 | $143,207 | $90,002 |
| Columbia, SC | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $170,541 | $170,541 | $170,541 | $130,770 |
| Columbus, OH | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $133,526 | $133,526 | $133,526 | $101,899 |
| Columbus, OH | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $176,137 | $176,137 | $176,137 | $140,026 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $193,412 | $193,412 | $193,412 | $164,112 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $100,838 | $100,838 | $100,838 | $100,838 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $127,600 | $127,600 | $127,600 | $127,504 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $158,983 | $158,983 | $158,983 | $129,813 |
| Jackson, MS | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $97,947 | $97,947 | $97,947 | $97,947 |
| Jackson, MS | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $128,352 | $128,352 | $128,352 | $117,915 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $113,623 | $113,623 | $113,623 | $102,752 |
| Jefferson City, MO | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $141,378 | $141,378 | $141,378 | $82,306 |
| Jefferson City, MO | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $141,378 | $141,378 | $141,378 | $122,637 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $154,893 | $154,893 | $154,893 | $134,950 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $168,459 | $168,459 | $168,459 | $168,459 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $151,590 | $151,590 | $151,590 | $129,667 |
| Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $115,758 | $115,758 | $115,758 | $95,014 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $149,102 | $149,102 | $149,102 | $143,062 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $109,845 | $109,845 | $109,845 | $109,845 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $161,741 | $161,741 | $161,741 | $157,248 |
| Rochester, MN | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $152,000 | $152,000 | $152,000 | $118,872 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $148,866 | $148,866 | $148,866 | $148,866 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $203,882 | $203,882 | $203,882 | $184,974 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $226,138 | $226,138 | $226,138 | $226,138 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $203,017 | $203,017 | $203,017 | $149,240 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $284,872 | $284,872 | $284,872 | $180,710 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $212,202 | $212,202 | $212,202 | $212,202 |
| Springfield, MO | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $119,267 | $119,267 | $119,267 | $119,267 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $140,046 | $140,046 | $140,046 | $140,046 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $177,971 | $177,971 | $177,971 | $155,750 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $153,005 | $153,005 | $153,005 | $153,005 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level IV | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $152,303 | $152,303 | $152,303 | $149,760 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level II | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $201,778 | $201,778 | $201,778 | $122,970 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level IV | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $201,633 | $201,633 | $201,633 | $148,949 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $209,561 | $209,561 | $209,561 | $149,781 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level IV | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $161,886 | $161,886 | $161,886 | $161,886 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level IV | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $214,322 | $214,322 | $214,322 | $206,315 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level IV | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $205,000 | $205,000 | $205,000 | $190,486 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level II | 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | $132,774 | $132,774 | $132,774 | $122,699 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2023-24 | 1 | 1 | $164,955 | $164,955 | $164,955 | $139,464 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Level IV | 2023-24 | 1 | 1 | $129,792 | $129,792 | $129,792 | $129,792 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Level IV | 2023-24 | 1 | 1 | $151,627 | $151,627 | $151,627 | $132,579 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level II | 2023-24 | 1 | 1 | $209,654 | $209,654 | $209,654 | $184,662 |
Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.
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