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-19353-97703 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 16, 2020
A-20013-05783 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 16, 2020
A-20022-09796 Senior Circuit Design EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jun 11, 2020
A-20013-05814 Senior Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 9, 2020
A-20018-08700 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 9, 2020
A-19352-97107 Senior Hardware Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-19353-97752 Senior Multimedia Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 4, 2020
A-19353-97715 Senior Modem/WLAN Validation EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 4, 2020
A-19353-98268 Senior AccountantCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Jun 1, 2020
A-19331-88467 Senior Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 27, 2020
A-19353-97773 Staff ASIC/RTL Multimedia EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 26, 2020
A-19351-96444 Staff GPU EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 26, 2020
A-19353-97758 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Boulder, CO May 22, 2020
A-19351-96482 Senior Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Boxborough, MA May 22, 2020
A-19329-87316 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Burlington, MA May 22, 2020
A-19317-82892 Senior Circuit Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 21, 2020
A-19323-84799 Senior Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 21, 2020
A-19323-84780 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 21, 2020
A-19322-84174 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 21, 2020
A-19352-97182 Senior Hardware Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA May 21, 2020

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