Does Qualcomm pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Qualcomm employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Qualcomm. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Qualcomm?

73% of Qualcomm employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Qualcomm 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Software Engineer (975) , Senior Engineer (822) , Engineer (808) , Staff Engineer (621) , Senior Software Engineer (542) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (205) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (133) , Interim Engineering Intern (124) , Hardware Engineer (116) , Systems Engineer (75) , Senior Hardware Engineer (66) , Software Engineer(Internship) (65)

What are the pros of working at Qualcomm according to real employee reviews?

"All the benefits are good and recently the company is trying to mimic Google like culture" ((in 1029 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 596 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 541 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 477 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 411 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Qualcomm according to real employee reviews?

"Management is bad and stupid." ((in 385 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 171 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 157 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 137 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 89 reviews))

What are employees saying about Qualcomm layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Qualcomm layoffs and their outlook for job security at Qualcomm in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Qualcomm locations?

München , Frankfurt am Main , Ingolstadt , Nürnberg , Sulzbach (Taunus)

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,989 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

69% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,989 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Qualcomm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

11K reviews

1.0

Nov 23, 2022

Get pay and get out

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not many. East job if senior management likes you.

Cons

Slave labor for making senior management to look good but nothing good for company.

1.0

Nov 10, 2022

Pathetic work culture and program management tactics in People operations

Human resources and people operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Thrive weekend where you get long weekend every quarter.Above market range compensation

Cons

Pathetic work culture be business or hr . Don't spoil your career by joining this organisation

1.0

Jul 2, 2022

Good Pay Very Bad Workplace

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, Free food, Bonuses and Stock Options

Cons

Work Culture Office Politics Factory environment with absolutely 0 learning

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