Question 1

Does IBM pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IBM employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IBM. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at IBM?

Accepted Answer

78% of IBM employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated IBM 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Accepted Answer

Software Engineer (4351), Applications Developer (2909), Software Developer (2422), Project Manager (2323), Senior Software Engineer (2038), Senior Consultant (1846), Consultant (1845), IT Specialist (1112), Application Developer (1106), Associate Systems Engineer (1030), Business Analyst (1025), Systems Engineer (871), Manager (850), Managing Consultant (848), Intern (826)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

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"Good work life balance and good to be able to work from home although that’s often at the discretion of your manager" ((in 11055 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5064 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4391 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3459 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3290 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

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"Low salary and the increment was less than 2% even top performer unless you got band promotion" ((in 5388 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2173 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 1997 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1746 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 615 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about IBM layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about IBM layoffs and their outlook for job security at IBM in 2026.

Question 7

What are the top reviewed IBM locations?

Accepted Answer

Wien, Münster, Zwettl-Niederösterreich

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