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Paid Time Off at IBM

IBM's paid time off policy offers 20-30 days of paid vacation time for most employees according to 43% of the 3345 current IBM employees who answered, “How much paid vacation and sick days can you take a year?” Compared to all the departments at IBM, 69% of employees on the Legal team reported that they get 20-30 days per year, while 30% of employees on the Finance team provided the same answer. Lastly, employees who have 1 to 2 Years of tenure are most likely to receive 20-30 days vacation; the same as employees with Less than 1 Year of tenure.

Q: How much paid vacation and sick days can you take a year?

Answered by 3345 IBM employees

Gender

Male

Unlimited
5%
20-30 days
43%
15-20 days
22%
10-15 days
18%
0-10 days
12%

Female

Unlimited
7%
20-30 days
42%
15-20 days
21%
10-15 days
17%
0-10 days
13%

Non-Binary

Unlimited
3%
20-30 days
50%
15-20 days
19%
10-15 days
16%
0-10 days
12%

Ethnicity

59%
20-30 days

Caucasian employees at IBM answered 20-30 days the most among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Unlimited
5%
20-30 days
59%
15-20 days
22%
10-15 days
10%
0-10 days
4%
Unlimited
4%
20-30 days
30%
15-20 days
22%
10-15 days
29%
0-10 days
15%
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
41%
15-20 days
26%
10-15 days
15%
0-10 days
12%
Unlimited
7%
20-30 days
28%
15-20 days
22%
10-15 days
21%
0-10 days
22%
Unlimited
4%
20-30 days
38%
15-20 days
15%
10-15 days
20%
0-10 days
23%
Unlimited
9%
20-30 days
47%
15-20 days
18%
10-15 days
14%
0-10 days
12%

Department

69%
20-30 days

IBM employees in Legal answered 20-30 days the most among all other departments.

IBM employees in Finance answered Unlimited the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
  • Customer Success
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
37%
15-20 days
24%
10-15 days
18%
0-10 days
15%
Unlimited
7%
20-30 days
42%
15-20 days
24%
10-15 days
18%
0-10 days
9%
Unlimited
10%
20-30 days
37%
15-20 days
30%
10-15 days
13%
0-10 days
10%
Unlimited
8%
20-30 days
60%
15-20 days
13%
10-15 days
12%
0-10 days
7%
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
48%
15-20 days
15%
10-15 days
16%
0-10 days
15%
Unlimited
7%
20-30 days
46%
15-20 days
18%
10-15 days
20%
0-10 days
9%
Unlimited
5%
20-30 days
40%
15-20 days
20%
10-15 days
20%
0-10 days
15%
Unlimited
2%
20-30 days
30%
15-20 days
25%
10-15 days
21%
0-10 days
22%
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
52%
15-20 days
23%
10-15 days
6%
0-10 days
13%
Unlimited
5%
20-30 days
45%
15-20 days
14%
10-15 days
24%
0-10 days
12%
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
54%
15-20 days
20%
10-15 days
13%
0-10 days
7%
Unlimited
7%
20-30 days
38%
15-20 days
20%
10-15 days
18%
0-10 days
17%
Unlimited
8%
20-30 days
69%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
15%
0-10 days
8%
Unlimited
3%
20-30 days
40%
15-20 days
30%
10-15 days
21%
0-10 days
6%
Unlimited
5%
20-30 days
52%
15-20 days
24%
10-15 days
11%
0-10 days
8%

Age

50%
20-30 days

IBM employees aged 51-55 answered 20-30 days the most among all other ethnicities.

IBM employees aged 18-25 answered 0-10 days the least among all other ethnicities.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
Unlimited
27%
20-30 days
36%
15-20 days
18%
10-15 days
10%
0-10 days
9%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
42%
15-20 days
41%
10-15 days
17%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
23%
20-30 days
38%
15-20 days
23%
10-15 days
16%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
14%
20-30 days
14%
15-20 days
29%
10-15 days
14%
0-10 days
29%
Unlimited
40%
20-30 days
20%
15-20 days
20%
10-15 days
20%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
0%
15-20 days
33%
10-15 days
34%
0-10 days
33%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
50%
15-20 days
25%
10-15 days
25%
0-10 days
0%

Education

40%
20-30 days

IBM employees with a Master's answered 20-30 days the most among all other education levels.

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Unlimited
13%
20-30 days
37%
15-20 days
20%
10-15 days
20%
0-10 days
10%
Unlimited
20%
20-30 days
40%
15-20 days
35%
10-15 days
5%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
33%
20-30 days
0%
15-20 days
33%
10-15 days
34%
0-10 days
0%

Experience

55%
20-30 days

IBM employees with Over 10 Years experience answered 20-30 days the most among all other segments.

IBM employees with 1 to 3 Years experience answered Unlimited the least among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
27%
15-20 days
20%
10-15 days
23%
0-10 days
24%
Unlimited
4%
20-30 days
36%
15-20 days
24%
10-15 days
24%
0-10 days
12%
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
37%
15-20 days
23%
10-15 days
19%
0-10 days
15%
Unlimited
8%
20-30 days
42%
15-20 days
23%
10-15 days
15%
0-10 days
12%
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
55%
15-20 days
20%
10-15 days
11%
0-10 days
8%

Location

100%
20-30 days

IBM employees in Kansas City, MO answered 20-30 days the most among all other locations.

IBM employees in Remote answered Unlimited the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Austin
  • Boston
  • Burlington, NC
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Greensboro, NC
  • Houston
  • Jackson, MI
  • Kansas City, MO
  • Kingston, NY
  • Lafayette, LA
  • Lewiston, ME
  • Lincoln, NE
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • Monroe, LA
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • Portland
  • Remote
  • Rochester, MN
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
49%
15-20 days
33%
10-15 days
8%
0-10 days
10%
Unlimited
7%
20-30 days
45%
15-20 days
29%
10-15 days
10%
0-10 days
9%
Unlimited
2%
20-30 days
62%
15-20 days
22%
10-15 days
11%
0-10 days
3%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
43%
15-20 days
30%
10-15 days
15%
0-10 days
12%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
60%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
20%
0-10 days
20%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
44%
15-20 days
39%
10-15 days
17%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
3%
20-30 days
48%
15-20 days
30%
10-15 days
15%
0-10 days
4%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
42%
15-20 days
42%
10-15 days
8%
0-10 days
8%
Unlimited
11%
20-30 days
22%
15-20 days
44%
10-15 days
17%
0-10 days
6%
Unlimited
8%
20-30 days
33%
15-20 days
25%
10-15 days
17%
0-10 days
17%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
50%
15-20 days
25%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
25%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
100%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
7%
20-30 days
31%
15-20 days
31%
10-15 days
23%
0-10 days
8%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
6%
15-20 days
31%
10-15 days
44%
0-10 days
19%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
25%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
25%
0-10 days
50%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
67%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
33%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
10%
20-30 days
60%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
30%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
83%
15-20 days
17%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
67%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
33%
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
41%
15-20 days
20%
10-15 days
18%
0-10 days
15%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
25%
15-20 days
25%
10-15 days
50%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
67%
15-20 days
33%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
1%
20-30 days
66%
15-20 days
23%
10-15 days
4%
0-10 days
6%
Unlimited
17%
20-30 days
50%
15-20 days
17%
10-15 days
8%
0-10 days
8%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
50%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
50%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
0%
15-20 days
33%
10-15 days
67%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
3%
20-30 days
55%
15-20 days
23%
10-15 days
14%
0-10 days
5%
Unlimited
9%
20-30 days
37%
15-20 days
45%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
9%
Unlimited
2%
20-30 days
53%
15-20 days
22%
10-15 days
17%
0-10 days
6%
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