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-19288-70724 Senior Modem EngineerCertified Boxborough, MA Apr 15, 2020
A-19287-70033 Senior SoC/RTL Design EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Apr 15, 2020
A-19291-72318 Senior Software Applications Development EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Apr 10, 2020
A-19259-58267 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Apr 9, 2020
A-19260-58939 Staff Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Apr 9, 2020
A-19247-52891 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Apr 9, 2020
A-19288-70715 Staff Baseband Chip LeadCertified Auburn Hills, MI Apr 8, 2020
A-19291-72329 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Apr 6, 2020
A-19291-72335 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Apr 6, 2020
A-19260-58929 Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Apr 6, 2020
A-19228-45112 Firmware ArchitectCertified San Diego, CA Apr 6, 2020
A-19260-58887 Staff Modem EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Apr 3, 2020
A-19302-76286 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Apr 3, 2020
A-19291-72365 Senior Digital Hardware Design EngineerCertified-Expired San Diego, CA Apr 2, 2020
A-19107-94676 Senior Staff Memory Controller ASICS EngineerCertified-Expired San Diego, CA Apr 2, 2020
A-19268-62409 Senior Systems Integration and Test EngineerCertified-Expired San Diego, CA Apr 1, 2020
A-19260-58921 Senior Machine Learning EngineerCertified-Expired Santa Clara, CA Apr 1, 2020
A-19248-53481 Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified-Expired San Diego, CA Mar 31, 2020
A-19248-53452 Senior ASIC/RTL Multimedia Design EngineerCertified-Expired San Diego, CA Mar 31, 2020
A-19235-48415 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified-Expired San Diego, CA Mar 31, 2020

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