Qualcomm Technologies
Offered base salaries from 868 certified H-1B filings, across 7 roles in 12 metro areas.
Half of Qualcomm Technologies's certified filings offered $149,170 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $126,880 and $171,200. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $148,300 | $101k – $264k | 520 |
| Software Developers | $149,170 | $99k – $200k | 303 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $195,189 | $125k – $230k | 14 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $165,000 | $144k – $276k | 11 |
| Logisticians | $99,200 | $88k – $106k | 4 |
| Industrial Engineers | $121,846 | $112k – $133k | 4 |
| Data Scientists | $217,371 | $198k – $267k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $143,187 | $85k – $276k | 552 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $174,600 | $116k – $264k | 167 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $148,300 | $108k – $212k | 83 |
| Boulder, CO | $138,600 | $101k – $186k | 12 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $154,606 | $119k – $180k | 8 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $163,862 | $137k – $190k | 7 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $152,880 | $123k – $171k | 6 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $151,549 | $135k – $251k | 5 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $117,400 | $106k – $167k | 4 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $123,490 | $101k – $181k | 4 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Qualcomm Technologies's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — San Diego | $143,187 | 275 | −8.5% |
| Software Developers — San Diego | $149,170 | 242 | −8.6% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — San Jose | $178,006 | 132 | −8.4% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — Austin | $148,300 | 80 | −9.0% |
| Software Developers — San Jose | $148,600 | 31 | −30.3% |
| Industrial Production Managers — San Diego | $195,028 | 12 | +47.6% |
| Software Developers — Boulder | $130,251 | 11 | −20.8% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers — San Diego | $165,000 | 6 | −18.6% |
| Software Developers — Seattle | $163,862 | 6 | −2.0% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — Boston | $151,000 | 5 | +5.7% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 868 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Qualcomm Technologies's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.