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Royal Appliance Mfg Co vs IBM Corporation

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

Royal Appliance Mfg Co

Charlotte, NC

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Employer B

IBM Corporation

Durham, NC

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Key Metrics

Metric Royal Appliance Mfg IBM Corporation
Total Petitions 26 9,463
Certified Petitions 25 9,420
Approval Rate (higher is better) 96.2% 99.5%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $116,449 $124,296
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $71,750 – $142,800 $53,643 – $465,960
Total Workers 26 9,463
Active Years FY2023–FY2025 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

Royal Appliance Mfg Co

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Sr. Firmware Engineer 3 $130,000
Technology Lead 2 $133,900
Sr. Electrical Engineer 2 $115,000
Sr. Analytical Engineer - FEA 2 $127,000
Senior NVH Engineer 2 $109,675
Oracle Tech Lead 2 $130,000

IBM Corporation

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Application Developer 1,895 $199,680
Package Consultant 629 $109,983
Application Architect 471 $124,624
Project Manager 283 $110,741
Test Specialist 277 $90,497
Data Engineer 270 $105,807

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year Royal Appliance, Petitions IBM Corporation, Petitions
FY2023 16 (9 cert.) 2,611 (2373 cert.)
FY2024 8 (6 cert.) 3,512 (3151 cert.)
FY2025 2 (0 cert.) 3,061 (2613 cert.)
FY2026 - 279 (170 cert.)