QUALCOMM ATHEROS INC

SAN DIEGO, CA

• 2,223 H-1B petitions approved, FY2012–FY2026
• Denial rate 1.6% across 2,258 decisions
• Initial petitions: 573 approved, 16 denied
• 8 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $126,801
• Roles sponsored: Senior Design Verification Engineer, RFIC Design Engineer, Senior Systems Test Engineer, Senior Modem Software Engineer, Senior RFIC Design Engineer

H-1B figures are from the USCIS Employer Data Hub; PERM figures from Department of Labor disclosure data. Both are counts of past adjudications, not predictions about any future petition. Employers are matched by name, so a single legal entity can appear more than once.

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Data updated October 2, 2026