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 1049 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 581 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 524 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 401 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 170 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 169 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 129 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 91 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 89 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

(10,954 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 10,954 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

Jun 11, 2008

Big company culture with steady growth

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Qualcomm is the leader in wireless tech. Growth has been pretty steady. I think Qualcomm is very well positioned in the growing industry of wireless technology. The company is very innovative because of the talent it has gathered. To continue growth, Qualcomm has made a few bets by acquiring startups in emerging wireless tech.

Cons

Its a very large company. Without a vision of your own career progress, it is easy to lose yourself in the sea of workers.

3.0

Jun 11, 2008

Unbalanced Departments

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work/life balance. Health Benefits are good. Some of the new groups have opportunities for growth. San Diego weather is awesome. If you want to join QCOM, look for groups working on emerging technologies.

Cons

Extremely challenging work environment with less career growth opportunities especially those working in very old departments in Qualcomm. Newer Technology group have good growth opportunities. Each department/ divisions have their own rules in terms of appraisals and promotions. Development and Core group employees have least career growth possible, Some Day this division will see high attritions. May be the senior management is greedy so they keep all the bonuses and promotions for themselves. Juniors Engineers are the worst hit.

4.0

Jun 11, 2008

good place to work with bright people

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competent and smart people around you. Good place to gain experience from one of the leaders in wireless industry.

Cons

Can get monotonous. It has become a big company with a lot of people in the middle to senior positions. Hence opportunity for promotions and fast growth within the company may be limited.

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