Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters San Diego, CA · Industry: Manufacturing

Also files as: Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. Qualcomm Incorporated

Short answer

Yes, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 808 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $154,000.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

808

#36 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$154,000

+22% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level II

44% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

1,853FY2024

1,927FY2025

808FY2026*

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

211FY2023

75FY2024

19FY2025

69FY2026*

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 807 filings

What Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct: $120,338
25th pct: $128,898
Median: $154,000
75th pct: $179,200
90th pct: $198,440

DOL wage level of filings

Level I · entry · 0%
Level II · qualified · 44%
Level III · experienced · 29%
Level IV · fully competent · 28%

Of 647 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. sponsors

Job title	DOL occupation	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Senior Asics Engineer	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	21	$128,898	$115,600 – $128,898
Senior Software Engineer	Software Developers	19	$130,187	$130,187 – $143,385
Staff Cpu Engineer	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	18	$150,686	$148,300 – $186,472
Senior Cpu Engineer	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	17	$128,898	$128,898 – $156,853
Senior Staff Cpu Engineer	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	16	$179,000	$179,000 – $216,091
Senior Gpu Engineer	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	15	$133,600	$133,600 – $145,226
Senior Staff Software Engineer	Software Developers	15	$184,974	$172,708 – $192,766
Senior Machine Learning Engineer	Software Developers	15	$140,800	$140,800 – $158,736

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

City	Filings	Median
San Diego, CA	454	$152,506
Santa Clara, CA	176	$176,506
Austin, TX	78	$148,300
Boulder, CO	16	$133,340
Boxborough, MA	14	$137,200
Raleigh, NC	7	$126,700
Bridgewater, NJ	6	$129,584
Novi, MI	6	$120,349

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. files for

Transfers from other employers25%

17,721 — People switching to Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. from another H-1B employer

New hires25%

17,720 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Amended petitions25%

17,718 — Usually a new location or role

Extensions of current workers0%

0 — Continuing H-1B employment with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 25% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal year	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn	Median days to decision
FY2023	211	0	0	279
FY2024	75	2	0	345
FY2025	19	1	2	503
FY2026 so far	69	1	1	498

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

H-1B dependent employer

A large share of its workforce is on H-1B, so DOL requires extra recruitment attestations.

Willful violator flag

DOL has found willful violations; extra rules apply to its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP

Compare with similar sponsors

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 488 filings · $148,620 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 105 Micron Technology, Inc. 456 filings · $130,402 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 141 Intel Corporation 1,731 filings · $133,432 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 326 Arm, Inc. 249 filings · $156,853 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 59

Qualcomm in the news

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Questions about Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. had 808 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #36 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.?

The median is $154,000; the middle half of filings fall between $128,898 and $179,200. The most-filed title, Senior Asics Engineer, has a median of $128,898.

Does Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. had 69 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.