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Qualcomm Incorporated

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
9,979
FY2025 applications
86
FY2026 to 30 June
49
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$120,817
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
Yes
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Qualcomm Incorporated appears in 9,979 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 86.

Applications by fiscal year — Qualcomm Incorporated

1,0852,170FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1,0852,170FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081,499
FY2009970
FY20101,521
FY20111,586
FY20122,170
FY2013820
FY2014235
FY2015141
FY201694
FY201790
FY2018100
FY201979
FY202085
FY2021102
FY2022175
FY2023122
FY202455
FY202586
FY2026*49
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*436
FY2025842
FY2024532
FY20231166
FY202215421
FY20219111
FY2020787
FY20196415
FY20187228
FY20176525
FY20167123
FY201510536
FY201419936
FY2013686134
FY20121,679491
FY20111,226360
FY20101,081440
FY2009650320
FY20081,205294
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 Incorporated: applications by worksite state

3+4+13+21+83+
3+4+13+21+83+
Data table
StateApplications
CA9,262
NC245
CO240
TX83
MA25
IL24
AZ21
FL19
NJ16
GA13
WA9
OR8
CT4
IN3
MO3
Worksite states
  1. California9,262
  2. North Carolina245
  3. Colorado240
  4. Texas83
  5. Massachusetts25
  6. Illinois24
  7. Arizona21
  8. Florida19
  9. New Jersey16
  10. Georgia13
Worksite cities
  1. San Diego, CA8,512
  2. Santa Clara, CA559
  3. Boulder, CO239
  4. Raleigh, NC223
  5. Austin, TX73
  6. Campbell, CA65
  7. San Jose, CA45
  8. Palo Alto, CA19
  9. Boxborough, MA18
  10. Chandler, AZ17
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 Developers4,013
  2. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer2,052
  3. Computer Systems Analysts674
  4. Computer Hardware Engineers470
  5. Network and Computer Systems Administrators191
  6. Electrical Engineers107
  7. Financial and Investment Analysts83
  8. Computer Occupations, All Other74
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Engineer1,020
  2. Senior Software Engineer824
  3. Senior Hardware Engineer736
  4. Hardware Engineer508
  5. Software/systems Test Engineer409
  6. Staff Hardware Engineer249
  7. Staff Software Engineer243
  8. Senior Software/systems Test Engineer207

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

Median $120,817; middle half $104,744 to $141,600 · median prevailing wage $118,963 (marker) · 180 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level II66
  3. Level III44
  4. Level IV26
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. India1,535
  2. China254
  3. Canada140
  4. South Korea75
  5. Taiwan32
  6. Pakistan21
  7. Mexico16
  8. Iran15
  9. Italy15
  10. Bangladesh13
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)

6101,219FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
6101,219FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY2009765
FY2010841
FY20111,154
FY20121,219
FY2013130
FY201465
FY201548
FY201664
FY201756
FY201853
FY202059
FY202143
FY202263
FY202320
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202320180
FY2022161470
FY2021121310
FY2020173421
FY2018111425
FY201740520
FY201670571
FY2015100381
FY2014180472
FY20131601145
FY201259906206
FY2011318283618
FY201033645056
FY200937223933
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, LLP863
  2. Larrabee Albi Coker LLP1
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 Incorporated has 9,979 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #20 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #69 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.48% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
20 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
69 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.48%
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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