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-22179-80348 ASICS RTL Integration EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 28, 2023
A-22336-66622 Senior Hardware EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 17, 2023
A-22315-55944 Staff Cellular Technologies Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 16, 2023
A-22321-59111 Senior Modem EngineerCertified - Expired Boxborough, MA Nov 13, 2023
A-22314-55353 MMSYS SoC Power Architecture EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 13, 2023
A-22314-55206 Senior GPU EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Nov 13, 2023
A-22294-43669 Senior CPU RTL EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Nov 13, 2023
A-22297-44359 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 13, 2023
A-22311-52784 Program Analyst, SpecialistCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 13, 2023
A-22314-55438 Staff Connected Sensor Solutions Product ManagerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 13, 2023
A-22314-55158 Director, Product ManagementCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 13, 2023
A-22326-62356 Senior Hardware Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 9, 2023
A-22256-20226 Senior Staff Physical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Nov 9, 2023
A-22334-64926 Senior Systems Test EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Nov 9, 2023
A-22284-36901 Staff GPU EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 8, 2023
A-22296-44285 Senior Staff EDA Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 8, 2023
A-22300-46770 Senior Software Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 8, 2023
A-22296-44299 Senior Embedded Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 8, 2023
A-22325-60773 Senior Cellular Technologies Software EngineerCertified - Expired Bridgewater, NJ Nov 7, 2023
A-22314-55213 Senior Hardware Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Nov 3, 2023

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