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?

72% 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, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Software Engineer (975) , Senior Engineer (821) , Engineer (805) , Staff Engineer (619) , Senior Software Engineer (541) , 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 1060 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 571 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 532 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 468 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 392 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 178 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 167 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 90 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((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

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,977 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

68% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

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 10,977 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

1.0

Sep 23, 2010

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

only training are good but no real application/ experience of learned things

Cons

lagging technologies used. it sucks , third class work. no good management. very biased decision making. no proper system.

4.0

Sep 23, 2010

Nice work culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can take time off whenever needed very stable job ... no lay off fear

Cons

average salary weak management OK food at cafeteria

3.0

Sep 22, 2010

Good company, room for improvement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great location, smart people, fun workplace events, somewhat flexible

Cons

A lot of talk about how great Qualcomm is for the employee, but not enough follow-through in areas that matter. They have tons of events, but the paths for career development aren't as readily accessible as they say they are. I feel like they should back up their talk with more action. Not a fan of the high levels of politics that goes on.

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