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 (618) , Senior Software Engineer (541) , Senior Staff Engineer (241) , 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 1034 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 580 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 539 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 413 reviews))

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

"Work Pressure and no work life balance for few teams" ((in 1124 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 181 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 90 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

(10,974 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,974 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

Mar 22, 2010

worst software practices realized

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great weather, really nice people

Cons

constant panic! Everything is needed now! There's little planning, no documentation, and if it can be hacked to work late at night, do it. I'd seen a dozen gotos in my career of as many years until I got to Qualcomm. If there's a way to do something that is nearly impossible to debug, that's the way it's done here. Really, this place will test your sanity.

3.0

Mar 18, 2010

I work at their display division. Great place to work but there are some specific details that may turn you down!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Qualcomm is a great place to work. Benefits are great and you learn a lot. Every 6 months review and bonus, stock option, salary raises are good also. There are some extra-ordinary smart minds working at Qualcomm coming out with extra ordinary cutting edge technologies that is used by almost everyone who uses a mobile phone.

Cons

Life can get very stressful due to company corporate politics, Bias and unfair practices. But that is there in any company you work. I found many managers/employees who are very arrogant and sneaky that makes the atmosphere very hostile sometimes. I have seen several times that my internet activities (checking personal emails, listening to music etc at work) were monitored remotely by my manager and I was informed not to do it. Most of the employees are on H1B Visa and there is a lot of manipulation by the management due to this constraint. Lot of duplication of work is common practice.

4.0

Mar 15, 2010

Staff Software Engineer

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fun to work here. smart people

Cons

overloaded, too much work at times.

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