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 (136) , 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 1037 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 573 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 538 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 472 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 412 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 1126 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 160 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 141 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 93 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

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,956 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 10,956 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

4.0

Apr 18, 2012

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Savvy senior management, stable place for employment, good perks

Cons

Not a lot of growth opportunities upwards

4.0

Mar 27, 2012

Working in fast paced, innovative and start up like environment in a growing industry

Hardware engineer staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Minimal micro-management, lots of leeway given to engineers, start-up feel

Cons

Top loaded, harder and harder to get promoted, discourages younger engineers

4.0

Mar 1, 2012

Feels like a college campus

Dsp firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You receive Great Pay You get Great Experience The campus is beautiful There are many amenities for employees and the like

Cons

Some teams are dead end positions Demographics are not very diverse Work hours are typically very demanding Hard to gain first few promotions

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