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
G-100-24220-251214 Principal Physical Design EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24218-246233 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24221-256036 Senior Cellular System Test EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24242-302812 Staff Supply Chain AnalystCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24242-304026 Senior Supply Chain Planning AnalystCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24242-302717 Senior Financial Data AnalystCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24242-303969 Staff Business Strategy AnalystCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24243-305835 Staff Modem Technologies Software EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24243-307592 Senior Machine Learning EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24242-302852 Modem DevOps EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24242-304080 Senior Modem Technologies Software EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24242-302116 Modem Air Interface Software EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24242-303065 Senior Cellular Modem Test EngineerCertified Boulder, CO Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24242-302170 Staff Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24225-260742 Senior Cellular Technologies Software Design EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24219-246721 Senior Staff Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24215-242347 Senior Video Systems/Hardware Architecture EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Jan 7, 2026
G-100-24215-240254 Senior Camera EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Jan 2, 2026
G-100-24201-208760 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Dec 9, 2025
G-100-24204-212917 Senior Hardware Test EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Dec 9, 2025

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