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 (976) , Senior Engineer (823) , 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 (134) , 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 1072 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 585 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 532 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 455 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 399 reviews))

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

"Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 179 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 160 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 142 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 96 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 93 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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Qualcomm reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,998 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

69% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,998 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).

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Reviews by job title

11K reviews

4.0

Aug 14, 2025

Good culture

Sr. engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture Flexible and open flexible

Cons

Work life balance can be bad in some teams

3.0

Aug 13, 2025

Leeser than market

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Low level promotion on time

Cons

High level promotion are tricky

5.0

Aug 13, 2025

5G Team at Qualcomm

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of projects to work at. High impact work

Cons

Too much workload at times in the 5G team

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