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 (807) , 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)

Qualcomm reviews

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).

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11K reviews

4.0

Oct 16, 2012

A fun place to be for interns

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The fastest growing telecom company. SO has a lot of projects under its wings. Software roles are very diverse, varying from kernel teams to front end.

Cons

Very large company so the growth can be a bit slow. Salary not as much as in other major software companies. The cafetaria is very expensive throughout the campus.

4.0

Oct 15, 2012

Challenging varied projects, very smart people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of technologies to work on.

Cons

San Diego has limited job prospects

5.0

Oct 12, 2012

Very nice interview with Qualcomm

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

When I made the phone interview, the interviewer was very nice to give me hints when I was not sure with the answers. For the on-site interview, people are all very nice. No tricky questions. No behavior questions with the hr people.

Cons

It's kind of a long time to receive the official offer. Maybe some one needs to wait for the approval of the export license to work eligibly.

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A fun place to be for interns

Challenging varied projects, very smart people

Very nice interview with Qualcomm

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