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Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
4,069
FY2025 applications
145
FY2026 to 30 June
88
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Median offered wage
$143,504
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
Yes
Certified99.7%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. appears in 4,069 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 145.

Applications by fiscal year — Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.

209418FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
209418FY2011FY2014FY2017FY2020FY2023FY2026*
Data table
FY201154
FY2012263
FY2013279
FY2014359
FY2015418
FY2016304
FY2017321
FY2018294
FY2019162
FY2020217
FY2021294
FY2022400
FY2023309
FY2024162
FY2025145
FY2026*88
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*853
FY20251450
FY20241575
FY202329316
FY202236139
FY202125143
FY202016552
FY201913428
FY201820688
FY201724576
FY2016196108
FY2015285133
FY201428772
FY201324336
FY201221152
FY2011540
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA3,838
AZ93
MI56
NJ17
TX16
FL12
KY8
MA7
WA5
OR4
NC4
GA2
CO2
IA1
MD1
Worksite states
  1. California3,838
  2. Arizona93
  3. Michigan56
  4. New Jersey17
  5. Texas16
  6. Florida12
  7. Kentucky8
  8. Massachusetts7
  9. Washington5
  10. Oregon4
Worksite cities
  1. San Jose, CA1,748
  2. Santa Clara, CA950
  3. San Diego, CA930
  4. Tempe, AZ78
  5. Auburn Hills, MI48
  6. Fremont, CA36
  7. Milpitas, CA36
  8. Irvine, CA36
  9. Sunnyvale, CA25
  10. Bridgewater, NJ12
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Software Developers2,287
  2. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer1,582
  3. Electrical Engineers61
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other27
  5. Computer Hardware Engineers24
  6. Architectural and Engineering Managers20
  7. Marketing Managers13
  8. Industrial Production Managers10
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Senior Software Engineer403
  2. Staff Software Engineer303
  3. Software Engineer284
  4. Senior Hardware Engineer199
  5. Software/systems Test Engineer140
  6. Staff Hardware Engineer131
  7. Hardware Engineer127
  8. Senior Systems Engineer122

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $143,504; middle half $129,501 to $166,249 · median prevailing wage $143,504 (marker) · 385 applications.

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5
  2. Level II78
  3. Level III40
  4. Level IV39
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India535
  2. China73
  3. Taiwan33
  4. Canada25
  5. South Korea21
  6. Iran16
  7. Israel8
  8. Australia6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

107213FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
107213FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY2012165
FY2013192
FY2014213
FY2015156
FY2016212
FY2017172
FY2018133
FY2019190
FY2020169
FY2021109
FY2022173
FY202352
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202362461
FY20223111425
FY2021350742
FY20204921201
FY20196841222
FY20181601172
FY20174641261
FY20163401782
FY20153711192
FY20144901640
FY20137901130
FY20125101140
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP2,165
  2. Larrabee Albi Coker LLP8
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in California

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. has 4,069 work visa applications on record (FY2011–FY2026), ranking #55 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #237 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.20% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
55 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
237 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.20%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 334) in California
1,421
Largest sponsoring employers in California
  1. Google LLC100,642
  2. HCL America, Inc.65,516
  3. Facebook, Inc.63,530
  4. Intel Corporation61,185
  5. Apple Inc.60,673
  6. Google Inc.34,245
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.26,767
  8. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25,216
  9. UST Global Inc.25,160
  10. Linkedin Corporation17,398
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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