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-20241-93142 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 15, 2021
A-20248-96492 Senior Software Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 14, 2021
A-20246-94954 Senior Firmware ArchitectCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 14, 2021
A-20244-94322 Senior Modem Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 14, 2021
A-20241-93191 Senior Software ArchitectCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 14, 2021
A-20223-86379 Senior Modem Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 14, 2021
A-20220-85895 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 14, 2021
A-20220-85848 Staff Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 14, 2021
A-20125-49853 Senior Software Tools DeveloperCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 14, 2021
A-20220-85903 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 13, 2021
A-20245-94867 Staff SOC Physical Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 13, 2021
A-20245-94494 Business Development ManagerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 13, 2021
A-20245-94444 Staff CPU Verification EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Apr 13, 2021
A-20245-94438 Senior Program ManagerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 13, 2021
A-20245-94365 Senior Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 13, 2021
A-20223-86373 Senior Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 13, 2021
A-20220-85893 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 13, 2021
A-20220-85882 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired Boulder, CO Apr 13, 2021
A-20217-84331 Staff Voice and Music Product ManagerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 12, 2021
A-20211-82376 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 12, 2021

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