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-20342-29735 Senior Staff Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 30, 2021
A-20342-29679 Staff Cellular Technologies EngineerCertified - Expired Bridgewater, NJ Jun 30, 2021
A-20342-29627 Senior Modem Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 30, 2021
A-20315-18910 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 30, 2021
A-20314-18457 Senior Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 30, 2021
A-20314-18333 Staff Hardware Platform Product ManagerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 30, 2021
A-20359-36639 Senior Customer Engineer/SoftwareCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 29, 2021
A-20364-37281 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 29, 2021
A-20359-36634 Staff Modem Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 29, 2021
A-20336-26864 Senior Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 16, 2021
A-20315-18904 Staff Analog Mixed Signal Design EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jun 16, 2021
A-20272-04650 Senior Hardware Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 15, 2021
A-20271-04426 Senior SoC/RTL Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 10, 2021
A-20260-00090 Senior Power Design EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jun 10, 2021
A-20314-18323 Senior Modem EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 9, 2021
A-20315-18976 Senior Digital Design EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jun 8, 2021
A-20315-18965 Senior Modem Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 8, 2021
A-20315-18925 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Boulder, CO Jun 8, 2021
A-20314-18359 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 8, 2021
A-20313-18301 Senior Industrial EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 8, 2021

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