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-21123-81012 Staff Hardware Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 22, 2021
A-21155-96071 Senior Modem Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 22, 2021
A-21138-87887 Staff Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Boulder, CO Nov 22, 2021
A-21123-81033 Senior Firmware ArchitectCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 22, 2021
A-21136-87195 Senior Machine Learning EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 19, 2021
A-21136-87165 Senior Staff ASIC/RTL Multimedia Design EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Nov 19, 2021
A-21138-87892 Senior IC Embedded Software Applications EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 19, 2021
A-21136-87193 Staff Modem Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 19, 2021
A-21147-92706 Staff Power Amplifier Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 18, 2021
A-21147-92702 Senior Video Systems Hardware Architecture EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 18, 2021
A-21136-87201 Staff Machine Learning Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 18, 2021
A-21144-90888 Senior Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 17, 2021
A-21144-90828 Staff Modem Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 17, 2021
A-21144-90797 Senior Firmware ArchitectCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 17, 2021
A-21007-39649 Modem Firmware Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 17, 2021
A-21139-88512 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 16, 2021
A-21139-88599 Senior Staff Analog Mixed Signal Design EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Nov 16, 2021
A-21139-88591 Senior Analog Mixed Signal Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 16, 2021
A-21139-88564 Senior Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 16, 2021
A-21116-78265 Senior Modem EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 16, 2021

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