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 (820) , Engineer (805) , 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 (66) , 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 1032 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 584 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 544 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 466 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 410 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Qualcomm according to real employee 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 164 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 135 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 97 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 88 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.

What are the top reviewed Qualcomm locations?

München , Frankfurt am Main , Ingolstadt , Nürnberg , Sulzbach (Taunus)

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Qualcomm reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,970 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 10,970 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

Jul 11, 2016

Sinking ship

Product test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Has good ESPP, 401k plans Job Location is great Rewards cycle used to be 6months Internal Opportunities if not happy with current jon

Cons

Crappy Pay No work-life balance Health plan from 2016 is not as good as before Management is clueless about the direction of the company Business is not as aggressive as it used to be before

3.0

Jun 2, 2016

Good company with problems

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. San Diego is the best place to live and raise a family 2. Company is stable 3. Colleagues are in general friendly and capable

Cons

1. Too much politics, too complicated hierarchical system. If any delivery is shared by >2 teams, it's hard to push the other team if they are under a different VP. 2. Recent exodus of young engineers (staff/ senior engineer level). The morale is low. 3. If you are working with customers, the hours are long (conference calls at evening) and it can be very stressful 4. No good growth opportunities for young engineers

1.0

Mar 21, 2016

Terrible no work life balance although they profess to care about people they don't.

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office environment, buildings are nice and well kept. There are some really gifted and talented people at Qualcomm who are very generous with their knowledge and time.

Cons

Too many office politics not enough strategic business thinking and problem solving. Hours are spent on colorful presentations for management that are meaningless and useless. No project management process, practice, or appreciation for what real project management is.

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