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Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.: H-1B salaries and sponsorship

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. filed 681 labor condition applications for H-1B and related visas in fiscal years 2023–2026; certified: 671. Median offered salary: $138,452.

An H-1B dependent employer has a large share of H-1B workers (for example 15% or more of a workforce of 51 or more) and must follow extra rules against displacing U.S. workers.

⚠ Declared willful violator
On at least one application the employer declared that it had been found to have willfully violated H-1B rules in the previous five years.

Does Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. filed 681 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2023–2026, the latest submitted on Jun 18, 2026. An LCA is the first step of an H-1B petition, so the employer has sponsored or prepared to sponsor H-1B workers; it does not guarantee sponsorship for any particular job. Check the employer's own job listings.

Green card (PERM) applications at Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.: 3 →

Salaries by job title

Applications by fiscal year

Prevailing wage levels

• Level I (entry)3%
• Level II (qualified)53%
• Level III (experienced)24%
• Level IV (fully competent)20%

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Where the jobs are

• Santa Clara, CA414
• San Diego, CA104
• San Jose, CA55
• Tempe, AZ14
• Sunnyvale, CA13
• Milpitas, CA10
• Irvine, CA8
• Auburn Hills, MI7
• Fremont, CA7
• Chandler, AZ6
• Austin, TX5
• Mountain View, CA3
• Troy, MI2
• La Jolla, CA2
• Tracy, CA2
• Pleasanton, CA2
• Lathrop, CA2
• Bridgewater, NJ2
• Poway, CA1
• Dublin, CA1

Occupations

• Software Developers376
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer298
• Architectural and Engineering Managers5
• Data Scientists1
• Computer and Information Systems Managers1

Latest applications

Showing the 100 most recent of 681 applications.

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).