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-23030-94498 Senior Machine Learning EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 13, 2024
A-23015-87615 Staff Low Level Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Mar 13, 2024
A-22271-29329 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 23, 2024
A-23003-81830 Senior Machine Learning EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 20, 2024
A-22350-75462 QCT Program ManagerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jan 11, 2024
A-22265-26189 Senior Staff Digital Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 4, 2024
A-22301-47735 Staff Thermal Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jan 4, 2024
A-22293-43102 Senior Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 4, 2024
A-22140-58511 Senior Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 4, 2024
A-22293-43160 Senior Cellular Technologies Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 18, 2023
A-22279-34452 Senior Digital Design EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Dec 15, 2023
A-22254-19437 Senior Cellular Electromagnetics EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 15, 2023
A-22244-15567 Staff CPU Physical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Dec 15, 2023
A-22276-32094 Staff GPU EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Dec 15, 2023
A-22276-32084 Senior Sensors Technology Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Dec 15, 2023
A-22264-25809 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 15, 2023
A-22247-16519 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 15, 2023
A-22255-19804 Senior Software Technologies Program ManagerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Dec 15, 2023
A-22343-70606 Staff Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 30, 2023
A-22294-43612 Senior RF Filter and Module Design EngineerCertified - Expired Maitland, FL Nov 29, 2023

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