Qualcomm salaries in Seattle, WA

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings by Qualcomm in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$149,240
Middle 50%$143.4k–$187.3k
vs. all employers here−7%comparison median $160,514
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $137,259 and $212,142.
PercentileSalary
10th$137,259
25th$143,400
50th (median)$149,240
75th$187,285
90th$190,486

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $140k $180k FY2022: median $119,350 (17 filings) FY2023: median $127,338 (12 filings) FY2025: median $143,500 (11 filings) FY2026: median $164,975 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 17
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–––2
FY2021–––5
FY2022$119,350$112,000$119,35017
FY2023$127,338$112,875$132,50712
FY2024–––5
FY2025$143,500$138,880$163,86211
FY2026$164,975$149,240$188,72110

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$156,55116
Electronics Engineertoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 9
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.