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Senior Staff Software Engineer at Qualcomm

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does Qualcomm pay a Senior Staff Software Engineer on an H-1B?

$155k Qualcomm has filed 336 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Senior Staff Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $155k. Most of those filings fall between $142k and $177k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
336
Median base salary
$155k
Middle 50%
$142k to $177k

Filings and pay by year

Senior Staff Software Engineer at Qualcomm, by fiscal year

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Qualcomm Senior Staff Software Engineer H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)24$185k
FY202534$177k
FY202440$171k
FY202346$155k
FY202251$155k
FY202154$142k
FY202032$139k
FY201916$138k
FY201826$137k
FY201713$135k

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

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
San Diego, CA196$155k
Santa Clara, CA51$192k
San Jose, CA32$168k
Austin, TX13$142k
Fremont, CA6$183k
Bridgewater, NJ6$140k
Milpitas, CA5$167k
San Marcos, CA3$152k
Boulder, CO3$146k
Auburn Hills, MI2$119k
Burlington, MA2$156k
Leander, TX2$147k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level III4$142k
Level IV264$155k

Other roles Qualcomm sponsors

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