Qualcomm salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 675 certified H-1B filings by Qualcomm in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$156,853
Middle 50%$151.1k–$186.5k
vs. all employers here−12%comparison median $178,705
Filings675FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $119,746 and $264,514.
PercentileSalary
10th$132,183
25th$151,091
50th (median)$156,853
75th$186,472
90th$216,091

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $150k $180k FY2020: median $133,600 (239 filings) FY2021: median $140,277 (422 filings) FY2022: median $138,800 (552 filings) FY2023: median $141,378 (610 filings) FY2024: median $140,384 (353 filings) FY2025: median $151,217 (425 filings) FY2026: median $170,032 (250 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 239 filings FY20 FY2021: 422 filings FY21 FY2022: 552 filings FY22 FY2023: 610 filings FY23 FY2024: 353 filings FY24 FY2025: 425 filings FY25 FY2026: 250 filings FY26 610
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$133,600$111,634$148,667239
FY2021$140,277$117,291$155,850422
FY2022$138,800$124,176$157,477552
FY2023$141,378$126,464$167,149610
FY2024$140,384$128,000$162,171353
FY2025$151,217$151,091$178,006425
FY2026$170,032$155,281$195,801250

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Electronics Engineer$156,853437
Software Engineer$148,800209
Engineering Director$196,93410
Production Managertoo few7
Data Scientisttoo few4

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in San Jose, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $151,091 202
Senior · Level III $186,472 129
Expert · Level IV $216,091 84

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.