Qualcomm Atheros — 2,125 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 145
- Filings · FY2025
- $151k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 199 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 1,951 all-time
Qualcomm Atheros filed 145 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 6% from the year before), with a median base salary of $151k and the middle 50% of offers between $132k and $178k. Across all years it has 2,125 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in California.
How much does Qualcomm Atheros 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. $151k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Qualcomm Atheros's H-1B hiring changed by year?
176 certified filings in FY2016 → 85 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 85 | −41% | $157k |
| FY2025 | 145 | −6% | $151k |
| FY2024 | 155 | −45% | $133k |
| FY2023 | 284 | −19% | $127k |
| FY2022 | 350 | +41% | $131k |
| FY2021 | 249 | +54% | $131k |
| FY2020 | 162 | +31% | $121k |
| FY2019 | 124 | −36% | $119k |
| FY2018 | 194 | −3% | $113k |
| FY2017 | 201 | +14% | $108k |
| FY2016 | 176 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Qualcomm Atheros file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 48% of Qualcomm Atheros'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 1,408 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.3%74
- Level II46.4%654
- Level III28.1%395
- Level IV20.2%285
What jobs does Qualcomm Atheros 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 Atheros's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 199 | $121k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 185 | $145k |
| Software Engineer | 153 | $112k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer | 87 | $171k |
| Senior Asics Engineer | 84 | $119k |
| Senior Systems Engineer | 82 | $112k |
| Senior Hardware Engineer | 78 | $109k |
| Senior Systems Test Engineer | 77 | $119k |
| Staff Hardware Engineer | 75 | $130k |
| Staff Systems Test Engineer | 67 | $133k |
Where does Qualcomm Atheros 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 | 1,951 | $127k |
| AZ | 78 | $108k |
| MI | 46 | $94k |
| TX | 12 | $109k |
| NJ | 9 | $115k |
| MA | 5 | $115k |
| KY | 4 | $70k |
| OR | 4 | $109k |
| NC | 4 | $144k |
| WA | 3 | $118k |
What has Qualcomm Atheros filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 2,125 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Qualcomm Atheros's H-1B filings
- How much does Qualcomm Atheros pay H-1B workers?
- Qualcomm Atheros's median certified H-1B base salary is $151k (FY2025), from 145 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Qualcomm Atheros sponsor?
- Qualcomm Atheros has 2,125 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Qualcomm Atheros sponsor for H-1B?
- Qualcomm Atheros's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Senior Staff Software Engineer.
- Where does Qualcomm Atheros hire H-1B workers?
- Qualcomm Atheros's top H-1B worksite states are CA, AZ, MI, TX.
- 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 →