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-100-23284-425370 Senior Supply Chain Planning AnalystCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 26, 2025
G-100-23276-407290 Senior XR Program AnalystCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 21, 2025
G-100-23276-407838 Senior CPU RTL EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 21, 2025
G-100-23279-414933 Senior PMIC Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Chandler, AZ Feb 21, 2025
G-100-23282-418416 Senior CPU Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Feb 21, 2025
G-100-23284-425673 Staff CPU Physical Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 21, 2025
G-100-23282-418976 CPU DV EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Feb 19, 2025
G-100-23283-422851 Senior CPU RTL EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Feb 19, 2025
G-100-23279-415306 Senior PMIC Design EngineerCertified - Expired Chandler, AZ Feb 19, 2025
A-22037-07922 Senior Staff Server SoC Physical Design EngineerDenied Santa Clara, CA May 15, 2024
A-22038-08161 Senior Staff Multimedia Systems EngineerDenied San Diego, CA May 15, 2024
A-23044-00671 Senior Software SoC Test EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Mar 25, 2024
A-23040-99619 Senior CPU EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Mar 25, 2024
A-23022-91236 Senior Software Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Richardson, TX Mar 25, 2024
A-23018-88536 Senior Machine Learning EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 19, 2024
A-23040-99982 Senior CPU Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Mar 18, 2024
A-23038-98268 Senior Staff CPU Emulation EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Mar 15, 2024
A-23023-91297 Principal CPU Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Mar 15, 2024
A-23023-91280 Senior Machine Learning EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 15, 2024
A-22321-59090 Senior Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Mar 14, 2024

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