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-19232-46451 Senior SoC/Validation EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 20, 2020
A-19232-46424 Senior Modem EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Feb 20, 2020
A-19231-46369 Staff Software Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 20, 2020
A-19239-49600 Senior Software Tools DeveloperCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 20, 2020
A-19239-49561 Senior Software Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 20, 2020
A-19247-52836 Senior Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 20, 2020
A-19238-49025 Senior Digital Hardware Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 20, 2020
A-19247-52868 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 20, 2020
A-19226-44080 Senior Modem EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 19, 2020
A-19232-46394 Senior ASIC/RTL Modem EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 14, 2020
A-19228-45132 Senior Staff SoC/RTL Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 13, 2020
A-19228-45195 Staff Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 13, 2020
A-19226-44060 Staff Software Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 13, 2020
A-19225-43446 Senior SoC/RTL Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 13, 2020
A-19239-49519 Staff Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 10, 2020
A-19232-46508 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 31, 2020
A-19232-46504 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 30, 2020
A-19226-44102 Senior Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 30, 2020
A-19213-38410 Senior Systems Integration and Test EngineerCertified - Expired Boulder, CO Jan 30, 2020
A-19200-32942 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 30, 2020

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