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-21296-62433 Senior Cellular Technologies Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 24, 2022
A-21295-62002 Senior Customer Engineer/SoftwareCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 24, 2022
A-21295-61982 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 24, 2022
A-21295-61952 Senior Cellular Technologies Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 24, 2022
A-21299-63384 Senior SOC Physical Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 23, 2022
A-21299-63372 Senior GPU EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 23, 2022
A-21299-63343 Member of Technical StaffCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 23, 2022
A-21299-63269 Senior System Performance Verification EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 23, 2022
A-21299-63218 Member of Technical StaffCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA May 23, 2022
A-21287-58361 Staff Cellular Technologies EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 20, 2022
A-21290-59420 Senior Modem EngineerCertified - Expired Boxborough, MA May 20, 2022
A-21290-59406 Senior Hardware Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 20, 2022
A-21287-58347 Member of Technical StaffCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA May 20, 2022
A-21287-58307 Staff Circuit Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 20, 2022
A-21290-59426 Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 20, 2022
A-21290-59397 Senior Machine Learning Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 20, 2022
A-21287-58411 Senior Business Development Product ManagerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 20, 2022
A-21286-57777 Senior Hardware Applications EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 19, 2022
A-21286-57773 Member of Technical StaffCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA May 19, 2022
A-21286-57767 Member of Technical StaffCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 19, 2022

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