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 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4339) , Applications Developer (2901) , Software Developer (2411) , Project Manager (2319) , Senior Software Engineer (2033) , Senior Consultant (1842) , Consultant (1838) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1103) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (847) , 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 10997 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5008 reviews)); "IBM Canada provides flexible work hours and one can work from home almost all the time." ((in 4357 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3457 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3315 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 5429 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2161 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2039 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1756 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 607 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.

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,087 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

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,087 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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107K reviews

2.0

Jun 16, 2008

Good company to cut your teeth and then move on..

Senior it specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

IBM is a good company for techies looking to learn on the job. The services organization provides the breadth and depth few service organizations can provide. IBM provides an arsenal of products that are considered the best in the business and used by most fortune 500 companies which opens up the door for advancement outside the organization. Overall it is a very good stepping stone for your career.

Cons

IBM is very HR oriented when it comes to compensating employees. So if you happen to below the market reference point, you have a chance of getting a raise. Even when the company does well as in the past year, the benefits are not passed on to the employees. The raise this year was 0-2% for the IT Specialist job category which is pathetic by any standards.

2.0

Jun 16, 2008

IBM's bureaucracy is disgusting

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a job. I've heard that certain groups fair better than others

Cons

IBM's bureaucracy is disgusting. Most of the documentation they have you do counts for nothing.

2.0

Jun 16, 2008

Pretending to be innovative is not the same thing as being innovative.

senior user experience architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reason is the pay - it's one of the highest in the area by at least 10-15%. IBM just implemented a compensation initiative to standardize the pay for all employees based on job function, geography, and skill level. The Global Services section of IBM has lots of opportunities to work with clients from many fields and industries so as a consultant it adds a lot to skill set and knowledge. IBM Research is doing amazing things but that mindset doesn't flow through the rest of the company.

Cons

The Old Guard. Those in the upper levels of management who want to compete with more agile and forward-thinking companies, but have no concept of how to do it and don't want to listen to people who have worked for the competition. As an example - the Old Guard realized that we needed a Chief Creative Officer to compete with Sapient, Frog, etc. So the Chief Technology Office is now the Chief Creative Officer! Great fix, right? And they have no idea why that just makes no sense whatsoever. Global Services wants to be perceived as innovative but we offer nothing right now that shows we actually are.

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