Does IBM pay their employees well?

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.

How satisfied are employees working at IBM?

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.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4345) , Applications Developer (2908) , Software Developer (2415) , Project Manager (2320) , Senior Software Engineer (2035) , Senior Consultant (1845) , Consultant (1841) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1105) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (821)

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

"Good work life balance and good to be able to work from home although that’s often at the discretion of your manager" ((in 10998 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5060 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home options but again that depends on the kind of project we are working." ((in 4338 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3450 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3349 reviews))

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

"Low salary and the increment was less than 2% even top performer unless you got band promotion" ((in 5420 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2177 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2002 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1723 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 614 reviews))

What are employees saying about IBM layoffs in 2026?

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.

What are the top reviewed IBM locations?

Wien , Münster , Zwettl-Niederösterreich

IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,219 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,219 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IBM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

107K reviews

3.0

Oct 26, 2008

IBM Microelectronics - a great place to be from

Advisory software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being part of the state of the art of technology development. Being on the cutting edge. People work hard and produce in this division. It's great to work with such a talented and motivated group.

Cons

Career advancement and recognition are almost non-existent relative to other divisions within IBM. Other IBM divisions are recognized for their accomplishments. RSUs, options and annual awards are the norm. These things are RARE in IBM Micro. This "other division" recognition is hard to swallow when you realize that it is your team's accomplishments that have SIGNIFICANTLY helped the other divisions succeed. An important but not immediately necessary IBM non-benefit is the lack of a retirement health plan for new employees. Plain and simple, there is none. This is a huge downside for IBM.

4.0

Oct 24, 2008

IBM Canada

Support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

IBM Canada offers flexible hours that allow employees to manage the demands of both work and family life. With the very large product and brand base, there is a lot of variety in assignments, and lots of opportunity for technical growth.

Cons

IBM has long hours because the products you support are available worldwide. Customers could have questions and problems from virtually any country and you need to be able to respond on a very short time line to inquiries. In addition, a lot of roles are being sent to other countries, and the training and support of the other countries requires long hours and significantly extra effort because of the language barriers.

4.0

Oct 24, 2008

IBM is not perfect, but I like my job here.

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting work, particularly in the more technical areas. Lots of smart people to work with. Lots of opportunity to move, and if you are lucky you can gradually move into a job that is a good fit for you. This might be harder is a smaller company.

Cons

Very big company - not all parts of the company are equally well run. Some parts don't seem to be as good as others (in terms of being a good place to work).

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