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 (819) , Engineer (803) , Staff Engineer (618) , Senior Software Engineer (541) , Senior Staff Engineer (241) , Senior Lead Engineer (205) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (132) , Interim Engineering Intern (124) , Hardware Engineer (116) , Systems Engineer (75) , Senior Hardware Engineer (65) , 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 1066 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 567 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 525 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 454 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 414 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 1121 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 170 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 153 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 133 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 86 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.

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,962 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 10,962 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

5.0

Jul 25, 2009

Fantastic place to start for freshers

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work from the beginning Great opportunity for a fresher Management respects ideas Great health benefits, one can hardly find any employer providing such great benefits elsewhere Peaceful place to start a career

Cons

Could increase pay package - benefits are really good!!

4.0

Jul 20, 2009

Great company to work for; but limits on personal growth opportunities

Senior engineer (hardware)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, smart people, industry leader, well-run company. This is a great place if you want to be in an established, efficiently-run company.

Cons

For engineers, it can be difficult to expand to non-engineering areas, since this is discouraged. Also, Qualcomm will no longer be as dominant in the future as it was with CDMA, but it's diversifying its portfolio.

4.0

Jul 8, 2009

Good company to work, but takes a while to grow up the ladder.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good ratio between Manager and Employees. You will be working on latest cutting-edge technologies. Compensation and health benefits are top of the line.

Cons

Can't say there are whole lot of downsides for working at Qualcomm, but the environment is not typical of a startup company.

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