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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$6611
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$781246
2Microsoft$157,257$76910
3Cisco$135,463$65705
4Xilinx$118,885$57-
5Juniper Networks$115,191$55-
6Dell$114,182$5568
7Intel$112,913$54243
8Sterling Commerce$110,298$53-
9HP$109,611$5328
10Netezza$105,251$51-
11Red Hat$103,666$50138
12Akritiv$103,438$50-
13USU Solutions$101,706$49-
14Promontory Financial Group$101,677$49-
15Oracle$101,229$499169
16NCR$97,824$47-
17Xerox$97,711$472
18Computer Science Corporation$90,093$43-
19Cognizant$89,532$43305
20Lockheed Martin$87,789$421280

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