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 (820) , Engineer (801) , Staff Engineer (618) , Senior Software Engineer (539) , Senior Staff Engineer (241) , Senior Lead Engineer (204) , 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 1028 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 555 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 527 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 471 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 405 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 1117 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 169 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 136 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 91 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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Qualcomm reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,958 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

70% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

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 10,958 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

2.0

Jun 26, 2008

Lots of scope for improvement

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is doing well, and jobs are not in danger. Prospects for CDMA/WCDMA growth over the next few years are good world wide.

Cons

The pay sucks considering San Diego is a very costly place to live. The infrastructure and work hardware & software are not conducive to maximum performance.

3.0

Jun 25, 2008

Nice place; could be better with some changes.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wireless is a great field to be in. The company has its processes streamlined and has great infrastructure that makes it difficult for the competition. The benefits are great.

Cons

Unrealistic deadlines; poor intra departmental communication.

2.0

Jun 23, 2008

A restful haven for the mediocre, inexperienced, lazy, and apathetic

Senior support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you want to live in San Diego, this is more or less the biggest game in town if you're a software developer (or - better yet - a hardware engineer). The commute is moderately tolerable - even if it sometimes takes more than an hour to get to work from downtown San Diego - and the benefits are decent. It's kind of like working for a solid B-list company in Silicon Valley.

Cons

QUALCOMM seems to be infested with employees who essentially got lucky: they somehow stumbled into a position with QCOM back in the early 1990s and worked their way into a more prestigious position with big cash prizes, stock grants, and so on. Sadly, this means that as a new hire you'll be faced with an impenetrable old boys' (or girls') network: as an outsider, you will never, ever be promoted. Many employees are minimally competent at best, and the company has embarked on aggressive cost cutting measures, so be prepared for a lot of offshoring hassles (think 6am meetings with India) as well as deep disconnects in terms of cross-cultural communication and technical competence.

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