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Software Development Manager H1B salary at IBM Corporation

IBM Corporation offered a median $255,423 for Software Development Manager roles on 5 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025 (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025), per U.S. Department of Labor records.

Updated USCIS data through 2025DOL LCA data through

FY2025 (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025)

Software Development Manager offers at IBM Corporation

$255,423
Median offered wage
$205K–$260K
Middle 50% of offers
$315K+
Top 10% of offers
5
Filings in FY2025

110% above IBM Corporation’s $121,355 median across all H1B roles in FY2025.

Where IBM Corporation files Software Development Manager roles, FY2025

  • San Jose, CA3 filings$260K median
  • Houston, TX1 filings
  • Lowell, MA1 filings

Median and middle 50% by year

  1. FY2022$184K$135K–$184K
  2. FY2023$192K$191K–$195K
  3. FY2024$260K$206K–$263K
  4. FY2025$255K$205K–$260K
  5. FY2026 through Jun 30$242K$216K–$246K
IBM Corporation — Software Development Manager H1B salaries by fiscal year (DOL)
Fiscal yearFilingsMedianMiddle 50%Top 10%Range
FY2026 (through Jun 30)3$241,606$216K–$246K$248K+$191K–$250K
FY20255$255,423$205K–$260K$315K+$196K–$351K
FY20245$259,625$206K–$263K$287K+$195K–$303K
FY20233$191,780$191K–$195K$197K+$190K–$198K
FY20226$184,080$135K–$184K$184K+$119K–$184K

These are wages offered on the Labor Condition Application (Form ETA-9035), annualized, not salaries actually paid. Certified full-time H1B filings for this job title only; fiscal years with fewer than 3 such filings are left out. Fiscal years run October to September. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data.

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Common questions about Software Development Manager pay at IBM Corporation

How much does IBM Corporation pay H1B Software Development Manager workers?

The median wage IBM Corporation offered for Software Development Manager roles on its 5 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications in fiscal year 2025 was $255,423. The middle half of offers were between $204,986 and $259,625, and the top 10% were above $314,634, per U.S. Department of Labor records.

Has IBM Corporation's H1B pay for Software Development Manager roles gone up?

The median offered wage went up 39%, from $184,080 in fiscal year 2022 to $255,423 in fiscal year 2025.

How does Software Development Manager pay compare with IBM Corporation's other H1B roles?

It is 110% above IBM Corporation's median across all H1B roles in fiscal year 2025, which was $121,355.

Where does IBM Corporation hire H1B Software Development Manager workers?

In fiscal year 2025, IBM Corporation's Software Development Manager filings were mostly for San Jose, CA (3 filings, $259,625 median), Houston, TX (1 filings), Lowell, MA (1 filings).

How many H1B applications has IBM Corporation filed for Software Development Manager roles?

22 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications across fiscal years 2022–2026, counting years with at least 3 filings for the title.

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