IBM CORPORATION

DURHAM, NC

• 26,264 H-1B petitions approved, FY2009–FY2026
• Denial rate 4.4% across 27,477 decisions
• Initial petitions: 9,808 approved, 661 denied
• 839 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $143,707
• Roles sponsored: Application Developer, Software Developer, Application Architect, Data Scientist, Senior SAP Specialist

H-1B figures are from the USCIS Employer Data Hub; PERM figures from Department of Labor disclosure data. Both are counts of past adjudications, not predictions about any future petition. Employers are matched by name, so a single legal entity can appear more than once.

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Data updated October 2, 2026