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-21158-96917 Senior Modem Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 15, 2021
A-21158-96907 Senior Machine Learning AI Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 15, 2021
A-21159-97850 Senior Cellular Technologies EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 8, 2021
A-21165-00432 Staff Business Intelligence Software EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Dec 6, 2021
A-21327-76996 Senior Digital Hardware Design EngineerWithdrawn San Diego, CA Dec 2, 2021
A-21141-90106 Staff ASICS Synthesis EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Dec 1, 2021
A-21141-90136 Senior Modem Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 1, 2021
A-21141-90003 Senior Automotive Software Customer Applications EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 30, 2021
A-21141-89916 Senior SoC/RTL Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 30, 2021
A-21138-87947 Senior Analog Mixed Signal Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 30, 2021
A-21136-87167 Senior Modem EngineerCertified - Expired Boxborough, MA Nov 30, 2021
A-21134-86676 Senior Hardware ArchitectCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 30, 2021
A-21145-91336 Senior IC Packaging EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 24, 2021
A-21145-91310 Staff Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Raleigh, NC Nov 24, 2021
A-21155-96117 Senior Software Java Tool DeveloperCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 24, 2021
A-21155-96628 Senior SoC/Validation EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 22, 2021
A-21155-96128 Senior Camera EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 22, 2021
A-21155-96079 Senior Video Systems/Hardware Architecture EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Nov 22, 2021
A-21123-81250 Senior Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 22, 2021
A-21123-81047 Staff Circuit Design EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Nov 22, 2021

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