Senior Software Applications Engineer at Qualcomm
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Qualcomm pay a Senior Software Applications Engineer on an H-1B?
$111k Qualcomm has filed 188 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Senior Software Applications Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $111k. Most of those filings fall between $101k and $122k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
188
Median base salary
$111k
Middle 50%
$101k to $122k
Filings and pay by year
Senior Software Applications Engineer at Qualcomm, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 12 | $127k |
| FY2025 | 16 | $124k |
| FY2024 | 20 | $122k |
| FY2023 | 38 | $111k |
| FY2022 | 41 | $101k |
| FY2021 | 24 | $99k |
| FY2020 | 17 | $97k |
| FY2019 | 15 | $96k |
| FY2018 | 5 | $90k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego, CA | 108 | $101k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 32 | $127k |
| San Jose, CA | 17 | $120k |
| Bellevue, WA | 5 | $119k |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 4 | $99k |
| Fremont, CA | 3 | $121k |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $101k |
| Irvine, CA | 2 | $98k |
| Milpitas, CA | 2 | $121k |
| Redmond, WA | 2 | $116k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $141k |
| Andover, MA | 1 | $88k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 146 | $105k |
| Level III | 1 | $137k |
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