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Average IBM senior engineer salary

$89,782yearly

$52.28 hourly rate

Entry-level IBM senior engineer salary
$68,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does IBM pay senior engineers?

The average salary for IBM senior engineers is $89,782 per year. IBM senior engineer salaries range between $68,000 to $116,000 per year. IBM senior engineers earn 17% less than the national average salary for senior engineers of $108,743.

Location impacts how much a senior engineer at IBM can expect to make. Senior engineers at IBM make the most in San Jose, CA, Olympia, WA, and Washington, DC.

How much does IBM pay senior engineers by location?

IBM pays senior engineers the most in San Jose, CA, Olympia, WA, and Washington, DC. Additionally, cities like Phoenix and Cambridge also report highly competitive salaries for senior engineers at IBM.

Senior engineer IBM salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$112,896$54.28
2Olympia, WA$97,220$46.74
3Washington, DC$93,215$44.81
4Phoenix, AZ$90,302$43.41
5Cambridge, MA$89,659$43.11
6Las Vegas, NV$88,132$42.37
7New York, NY$87,358$42.00
8Portland, OR$86,691$41.68
9Boise, ID$85,263$40.99
10Lincoln, RI$83,741$40.26

Highest-paid IBM senior engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Engineering Manager$138,026$66-
2Senior Software Engineer Manager$136,390$66-
3Development Engineer/Engineering Manager$134,290$65-
4Principal Design Engineer$130,944$63-
5Senior Staff Engineer$126,125$61-
6Senior Staff Systems Engineer$125,269$60-
7Senior Principal Engineer$124,963$60-
8Principle Engineer, Systems Engineering$119,311$57-
9Staff Design Engineer$116,046$56-
10Principal Hardware Engineer$114,879$55-

Senior engineer salary at IBM competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Google$162,550$78786
2Microsoft$157,257$76901
3Cisco$135,463$65524
4Xilinx$118,885$57-
5Juniper Networks$115,191$55-
6Dell$114,182$5519
7Intel$112,913$5453
8Sterling Commerce$110,298$53-
9HP$109,611$538
10Netezza$105,251$51-
11Red Hat$103,666$5081
12Akritiv$103,438$50-
13USU Solutions$101,706$49-
14Promontory Financial Group$101,677$49-
15Oracle$101,229$498765
16NCR$97,824$47-
17Xerox$97,711$4713
18Computer Science Corporation$90,093$43-
19Cognizant$89,532$43176
20Lockheed Martin$87,789$421242

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