Qualcomm Life — 33 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2019)
- 1
- Filings · FY2019
- $138k
- Median base · FY2019
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 7 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 30 all-time
Qualcomm Life filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2019 (down 91% from the year before), with a median base salary of $138k and the middle 50% of offers between $138k and $138k. That is 19% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 33 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Qualcomm Life 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. $138k median in FY2019. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Qualcomm Life's H-1B hiring changed by year?
10 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2019. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 1 | −91% | $138k |
| FY2018 | 11 | 0% | $99k |
| FY2017 | 11 | +10% | $98k |
| FY2016 | 10 | — | $100k |
Which wage levels does Qualcomm Life file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 42% of Qualcomm Life'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 19 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.3%1
- Level II52.6%10
- Level III26.3%5
- Level IV15.8%3
What jobs does Qualcomm Life sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 7 | $88k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 5 | $100k |
| Software Integration and Test Engineer | 2 | $75k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager | 2 | $134k |
| Senior Software/Systems Test Engineer | 2 | $100k |
| Staff Software Support Engineer | 2 | $92k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 2 | $108k |
| Software/Systems Test Engineer | 2 | $81k |
| Program Manager | 1 | $100k |
| Staff Software Test Engineer | 1 | $105k |
Where does Qualcomm Life 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 | 30 | $100k |
| MA | 3 | $88k |
What has Qualcomm Life filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Qualcomm Life: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Qualcomm Life's H-1B filings
- How much does Qualcomm Life pay H-1B workers?
- Qualcomm Life's median certified H-1B base salary is $138k (FY2019), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Qualcomm Life sponsor?
- Qualcomm Life has 33 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2019).
- What jobs does Qualcomm Life sponsor for H-1B?
- Qualcomm Life's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Software Integration and Test Engineer, Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager.
- Where does Qualcomm Life hire H-1B workers?
- Qualcomm Life's top H-1B worksite states are CA, MA.
- 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–FY2019). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →