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-19238-49065 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 18, 2020
A-19239-49610 Senior ASIC/RTL Multimedia Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 18, 2020
A-19228-45148 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 18, 2020
A-19231-45729 Senior Hardware Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 18, 2020
A-19232-46496 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 18, 2020
A-19217-39659 Senior Circuit Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 18, 2020
A-19213-38380 Senior Staff Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 18, 2020
A-19226-44005 Staff RTL Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19247-52880 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19247-52875 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19247-52831 Senior Digital Hardware Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19239-49587 Senior Multimedia Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19199-32440 Senior ASIC/RTL Multimedia EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19260-58908 Associate Engineering Ops ManagerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19247-52894 Senior Modem EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19252-54880 Senior Server CPU Digital Circuit Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19249-54081 Senior RF Filter and Module Design EngineerCertified - Expired Maitland, FL Mar 11, 2020
A-19248-53475 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19203-33676 Staff SoC/Validation EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 10, 2020
A-19240-50282 Senior Firmware ArchitectCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Mar 10, 2020

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