Systems Test Engineer at Qualcomm
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Qualcomm pay a Systems Test Engineer on an H-1B?
$97k Qualcomm has filed 316 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Systems Test Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $97k. Most of those filings fall between $89k and $101k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
316
Median base salary
$97k
Middle 50%
$89k to $101k
Filings and pay by year
Systems Test Engineer at Qualcomm, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 6 | $111k |
| FY2025 | 17 | $100k |
| FY2024 | 24 | $99k |
| FY2023 | 61 | $107k |
| FY2022 | 98 | $101k |
| FY2021 | 47 | $89k |
| FY2020 | 22 | $97k |
| FY2019 | 21 | $96k |
| FY2018 | 17 | $97k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $86k |
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 | 242 | $97k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 20 | $107k |
| San Jose, CA | 20 | $101k |
| Boulder, CO | 13 | $92k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5 | $107k |
| Broomfield, CO | 3 | $102k |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $80k |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $86k |
| Bridgewater, NJ | 1 | $96k |
| Foster City, CA | 1 | $111k |
| Germantown, MD | 1 | $88k |
| La Jolla, CA | 1 | $88k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 13 | $95k |
| Level II | 119 | $101k |
Other roles Qualcomm sponsors
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