Qualcomm Technologies — 15,239 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 1,927
- Filings · FY2025
- $134k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 608 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 12,824 all-time
Qualcomm Technologies filed 1,927 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 4% from the year before), with a median base salary of $134k and the middle 50% of offers between $119k and $155k. That is 8% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 15,239 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in California.
How much does Qualcomm Technologies 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. $134k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Qualcomm Technologies's H-1B hiring changed by year?
700 certified filings in FY2016 → 807 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 807 | −58% | $154k |
| FY2025 | 1,927 | +4% | $134k |
| FY2024 | 1,853 | −39% | $123k |
| FY2023 | 3,022 | +15% | $126k |
| FY2022 | 2,636 | +32% | $120k |
| FY2021 | 1,996 | +84% | $119k |
| FY2020 | 1,084 | +168% | $117k |
| FY2019 | 405 | −3% | $117k |
| FY2018 | 419 | +7% | $113k |
| FY2017 | 390 | −44% | $108k |
| FY2016 | 700 | — | $100k |
Which wage levels does Qualcomm Technologies file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 46% of Qualcomm Technologies'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 12,897 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I1.1%144
- Level II52.4%6,758
- Level III27.5%3,545
- Level IV19.0%2,450
What jobs does Qualcomm Technologies 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 Technologies's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 608 | $104k |
| Senior Asics Engineer | 560 | $109k |
| Software Engineer | 498 | $101k |
| Staff Asics Engineer | 477 | $134k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 451 | $120k |
| Asics Engineer | 445 | $105k |
| Senior Hardware Engineer | 396 | $101k |
| Senior Staff Asics Engineer | 316 | $158k |
| Staff Hardware Engineer | 288 | $124k |
| Senior Systems Test Engineer | 277 | $101k |
Where does Qualcomm Technologies 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 | 12,824 | $125k |
| TX | 932 | $129k |
| CO | 364 | $109k |
| MA | 304 | $114k |
| NJ | 155 | $116k |
| NC | 116 | $108k |
| AZ | 107 | $112k |
| MI | 101 | $115k |
| WA | 68 | $127k |
| FL | 61 | $98k |
What has Qualcomm Technologies filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 15,239 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Qualcomm Technologies's H-1B filings
- How much does Qualcomm Technologies pay H-1B workers?
- Qualcomm Technologies's median certified H-1B base salary is $134k (FY2025), from 1,927 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Qualcomm Technologies sponsor?
- Qualcomm Technologies has 15,239 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Qualcomm Technologies sponsor for H-1B?
- Qualcomm Technologies's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Senior Asics Engineer, Software Engineer, Staff Asics Engineer.
- Where does Qualcomm Technologies hire H-1B workers?
- Qualcomm Technologies's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, CO, 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →