Qualcomm — 854 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 84
- Filings · FY2025
- $127k
- Median base · FY2025
- Staff Systems Analyst
- Top role · 57 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 806 all-time
Qualcomm filed 84 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 58% from the year before), with a median base salary of $127k and the middle 50% of offers between $112k and $146k. That is 3% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 854 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Staff Systems Analyst in California.
How much does Qualcomm pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $127k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Qualcomm's H-1B hiring changed by year?
69 certified filings in FY2016 → 43 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 43 | −49% | $120k |
| FY2025 | 84 | +58% | $127k |
| FY2024 | 53 | −51% | $116k |
| FY2023 | 108 | −26% | $112k |
| FY2022 | 145 | +63% | $109k |
| FY2021 | 89 | +24% | $108k |
| FY2020 | 72 | +18% | $103k |
| FY2019 | 61 | −9% | $99k |
| FY2018 | 67 | +6% | $98k |
| FY2017 | 63 | −9% | $97k |
| FY2016 | 69 | — | $93k |
Which wage levels does Qualcomm file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 54% of Qualcomm's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 702 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I4.1%29
- Level II41.6%292
- Level III35.6%250
- Level IV18.7%131
What jobs does Qualcomm sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Qualcomm's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Systems Analyst | 57 | $107k |
| Staff IT Engineer | 48 | $104k |
| Staff IT Software Developer | 39 | $133k |
| Staff Programmer Analyst | 38 | $105k |
| Senior Systems Analyst | 36 | $83k |
| Senior IT Software Developer | 36 | $111k |
| Senior IT Engineer | 31 | $92k |
| Senior Staff Systems Analyst | 30 | $134k |
| Senior Staff IT Engineer | 28 | $128k |
| Senior IT Data Scientist | 24 | $109k |
Where does Qualcomm hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 806 | $107k |
| TX | 17 | $106k |
| CO | 6 | $109k |
| NC | 5 | $116k |
| FL | 4 | $95k |
| CT | 3 | $82k |
| MO | 3 | $119k |
| ID | 2 | $99k |
| NJ | 2 | $97k |
| IN | 2 | $148k |
What has Qualcomm filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 854 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Qualcomm's H-1B filings
- How much does Qualcomm pay H-1B workers?
- Qualcomm's median certified H-1B base salary is $127k (FY2025), from 84 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Qualcomm sponsor?
- Qualcomm has 854 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Qualcomm sponsor for H-1B?
- Qualcomm's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Systems Analyst, Staff IT Engineer, Staff IT Software Developer, Staff Programmer Analyst.
- Where does Qualcomm hire H-1B workers?
- Qualcomm's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, CO, NC.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →