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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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

3.0

Jun 11, 2008

Hmm....

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best place to work if you are in wireless communication field. Lots of learning opportunity and interaction with real smart people

Cons

Nepotism rampant in promotion specially in mid level positions

4.0

Jun 11, 2008

great companny to work for.

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Still an engineering company. Still growing.

Cons

Legacy systems can be a little frustrating to deal with. It still is like a small company trying to come to grips with its scale and prominence.

4.0

Jun 11, 2008

Great place to work, could be the greatest with some changes!

Vp, engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

. Fast pace of work and broad technology innovation, honest/upright executive management. . Opportunity to do business with with a rich set of customers worldwide. . Great set of talented employees worldwide who are willing to learn and contribute. . Among non-management employees - open atmosphere, constructive criticism is encouraged

Cons

. Virtually 24-hour work cycle due to dense product roadmap and worldwide customer base. . Difficulty of commercializing new technologies is often underestimated . Product lifecycle is not managed as effectively as it can be: e.g. new products are added without considering the sustained/continued growth of existing products (and resources required for sustaining vs. designing new products). . Hardware and Software leverage from existing products can be improved considerably.

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