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Average IBM software engineer salary

$87,648yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level IBM software engineer salary
$65,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does IBM pay software engineers?

The average salary for IBM software engineers is $87,648 per year. IBM software engineer salaries range between $65,000 to $116,000 per year. IBM software engineers earn 13% less than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at IBM can expect to make. Software engineers at IBM make the most in San Jose, CA, Olympia, WA, and New York, NY.

How much does IBM pay software engineers by location?

IBM pays software engineers the most in San Jose, CA, Olympia, WA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Las Vegas and Cambridge also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at IBM.

Software engineer IBM salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$118,058$56.76
2Olympia, WA$97,965$47.10
3New York, NY$94,002$45.19
4Las Vegas, NV$88,077$42.34
5Cambridge, MA$85,931$41.31
6Middletown, NJ$82,894$39.85
7Washington, DC$82,421$39.63
8Southbury, CT$82,009$39.43
9Bedford, NH$81,943$39.40
10Wilmington, DE$81,683$39.27

Highest-paid IBM software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$138,287$66-
2Vice President Of Software Engineering$137,824$66-
3Senior Software Engineer Manager$136,390$668
4Chief Software Architect$130,885$63-
5Senior Principal Engineer$124,963$60-
6Software Engineering Manager$122,746$597
7Software Development Manager$120,027$582
8Senior Software Architect$112,492$54-
9Software Project Manager$110,602$53-
10Lead Software Architect$109,189$52-

Recent salaries for software engineers at ibm

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software EngineerArmonk, NY05/27/2025$179,982
Software EngineerCoppell, TX03/24/2025$122,179
Software EngineerSan Jose, CA03/20/2025$169,124
Software EngineerMonroe, LA03/07/2025$87,027
Software EngineerSan Jose, CA02/21/2025$204,586

Software engineer salary at IBM competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Google$142,466$68857
2Microsoft$128,196$62531
3Cisco$125,255$60393
4Juniper Networks$121,430$58-
5Xilinx$107,749$52-
6Dell$107,462$529
7HP$105,240$5111
8USU Solutions$104,578$50-
9NCR$100,920$494
10Intel$98,143$4726
11Akritiv$97,529$47-
12Promontory Financial Group$94,081$45-
13Sterling Commerce$93,696$45-
14Red Hat$92,249$4487
15Lockheed Martin$91,650$44637
16Netezza$91,496$44-
17Xerox$90,316$431
18Oracle$89,558$4314989
19Cognizant$81,234$39575
20Computer Science Corporation$81,214$39-

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