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 1038 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 560 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 543 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 479 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 406 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 167 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 135 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 93 reviews)); "life balance is not good since the modem team is under staffed" ((in 87 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

(10,993 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 10,993 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

Feb 4, 2013

Great People Great Company

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work on cutting edge technology Good Compensation Good HR policies

Cons

If you are in IP team work life balance is not that great

4.0

Feb 2, 2013

Qualcomm is an excellent place to work in.

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Emphasis on innovation, excellent leadership, diverse set of projects to choose from and a very collaborative environment make working here blissful. In general, excellent quality of co-workers comprising of highly talented engineers led by strong, open and reliable senior management. Excellent work-life balance, flexible hours, 100% health care, lots of clubs which are Qualcomm sponsored and support outdoor activities like lunch time bike-rides, lunch-time soccer, basketball, football etc.

Cons

Switching teams is difficult. It gets harder to switch teams unless the current project slows down.

5.0

Jan 31, 2013

Great Place to Work

Senior hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Never short of Challenging work - Get to work with very smart engineers - Satisfaction of being a part of the company that is the current industry leader - Ability to gain experience in all phases of SOC development - Great benefits package

Cons

- Schedule and checks on a spread sheets can sometimes get in the way of quality of work

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