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-100-24207-223140 Senior Design Verification EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Dec 2, 2025
G-100-24208-224429 Senior Multimedia Design Verification EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Dec 2, 2025
G-100-24191-184718 Senior Machine Learning EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Dec 2, 2025
G-100-24211-229203 Staff Software Test EngineerCertified Auburn Hills, MI Dec 2, 2025
G-100-24213-234871 Senior Software Applications Development EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Dec 2, 2025
G-100-24208-225746 Staff RFFE ASIC Design EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Dec 2, 2025
G-100-24172-135380 RF EngineerCertified Richardson, TX Sep 26, 2025
G-100-24165-109906 Senior CPU Verification EngineerDenied Santa Clara, CA Sep 25, 2025
G-100-24155-064511 Senior LLVM Compiler Software EngineerDenied San Diego, CA Sep 25, 2025
G-100-23356-589383 Director of Demand ManagementCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA May 8, 2025
G-100-23356-590187 Senior Staff CPU Physical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 8, 2025
G-100-23353-578295 Staff CPU Physical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 5, 2025
G-100-23356-589415 Senior Staff CPU Verification EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 5, 2025
G-100-23356-589471 Staff CPU Physical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 5, 2025
G-100-23348-567317 Senior CPU Performance Design EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA May 1, 2025
G-100-23346-560975 Senior Business Development ManagerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 30, 2025
G-100-25021-632790 Machine Learning Compiler EngineerWithdrawn San Diego, CA Mar 21, 2025
G-100-25065-748740 Staff Demand AnalystWithdrawn San Diego, CA Mar 21, 2025
G-100-23285-428047 Senior CPU Microarchitecture EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Mar 6, 2025
G-100-23284-425207 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Boulder, CO Feb 26, 2025

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