Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2017–2026

#46 top sponsor

Overview

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 1,397 PERM green-card applications between FY2017 and FY2026. That places it #46 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 721 were certified (51.6% approval rate), taking about 217 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $111,987.

1,397

PERM filings

51.6%

approval

5

denied

$111,987

median wage

217d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 1,308 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (76%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India992
  • China111
  • Taiwan40
  • South Korea27
  • Canada26
  • Iran11
  • Egypt10
  • Pakistan9
  • Bangladesh8
  • Israel6

Prior visa status

  • H-1B1,149
  • L-184
  • F-144
  • Not in USA9
  • TN6
  • H-45
  • L-23
  • O-13

Education

  • Master's1,038
  • Bachelor's186
  • Doctorate81
  • None2
  • Other1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 739 $128,145
Software Developers, Systems Software 499 $109,976
Software Developers 75 $135,863
Marketing Managers 12 $153,497
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8 $165,018
Sales Engineers 7 $128,012
Software Developers, Applications 7 $118,395
Computer Systems Analysts 6 $127,276
Industrial Engineers 5 $124,034
Business Intelligence Analysts 3 $141,716

Common job titles

Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer 140 Senior Systems Test Engineer 107 Senior Design Verification Engineer 43 Senior Modem Engineer 37 Senior Hardware Test Engineer 33 Senior Systems Engineer 32 Senior Modem Software Engineer 29 Senior SoC/RTL Design Engineer 28 Senior Multimedia Systems Engineer 27 Senior Software Applications Development Engineer 24 Senior Digital Design Engineer 23 Staff Embedded Software Development Engineer 22

Worksite states

CA 1,272 TX 45 CO 28 MA 20 NJ 10 MI 8 FL 5 AZ 4 NC 4 DC 1

Wage range

$104,624

25th

$111,987

median

$133,598

75th

$159,702

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP1,377
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP17
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, and Loewy, LLP1
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP.1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-22181-81829 Senior Cellular Technologies Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 17, 2023
A-22192-86597 Senior GPU EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 14, 2023
A-22193-86603 Staff ASICS PDK/CAD EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 14, 2023
A-22190-85652 Staff Camera EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 14, 2023
A-22201-91370 Staff IC Packaging EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jul 10, 2023
A-22203-93376 Senior RFIC Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 10, 2023
A-22179-80053 Staff GPU EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 10, 2023
A-22194-87643 Senior Video Multimedia Embedded Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 10, 2023
A-22181-81542 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 7, 2023
A-22222-03678 Senior Cellular Technologies Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 6, 2023
A-22244-15606 Senior Machine Learning EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 5, 2023
A-22171-74922 Senior GPU EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jul 3, 2023
A-22174-77217 RFFE Hardware Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 3, 2023
A-22194-87662 Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 30, 2023
A-22181-81623 Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired Richardson, TX Jun 30, 2023
A-22231-08615 Senior Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 16, 2023
A-22199-89782 GPU EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 14, 2023
A-22213-97685 Senior Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jun 9, 2023
A-22168-74091 Senior Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 5, 2023
A-22149-62771 Senior SoC/RTL Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 5, 2023

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.