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

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-22108-41869 Senior R&D Design Technology Integration EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 20, 2023
A-22090-33714 Hardware EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 20, 2023
A-22087-31564 Senior Circuit Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 20, 2023
A-22082-29708 Senior Server CPU Physical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jan 20, 2023
A-22088-32453 Staff GPU EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 10, 2023
A-22066-20172 Senior Digital Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 10, 2023
A-22084-30676 Senior Systems ArchitectCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2023
A-22072-24616 Senior Hardware Applications EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-22072-24618 Camera EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-22072-24615 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-22090-33630 Senior Customer Build Release EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-22054-14929 Senior Software Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 29, 2022
A-22047-12189 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 29, 2022
A-21329-77986 Staff Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 23, 2022
A-22075-26395 Senior Hardware EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 16, 2022
A-22075-26428 Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 16, 2022
A-22075-26472 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired Boulder, CO Dec 16, 2022
A-22037-07917 Staff Modem Technologies EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 15, 2022
A-22037-07915 RF Front End Hardware EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 15, 2022
A-22080-28303 Senior Hardware EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 14, 2022

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