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 (976) , Senior Engineer (825) , Engineer (808) , Staff Engineer (621) , Senior Software Engineer (542) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (206) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (134) , 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 1024 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 575 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 557 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 479 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?

"Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 172 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 162 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 140 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 90 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 90 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.

Qualcomm reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(11,004 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

69% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 11,004 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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11K reviews

4.0

May 21, 2012

Productive career at qualcomm, that helped me get to where i am now

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Dont have to worry much about the terrible us healthcare system. Awesome location - san diego. Decent work-life balance, depending on your team

Cons

Hardcore engineering co, making it sometimes tough if you are not an elec/comp engineer. They Underpay because of the high quality of sd life

4.0

May 19, 2012

The optimal employer to push for innovative solutions

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Firethorn Mobile insists on out-of-the-box thinking.

Cons

There remains a bit of the "good-ole-boy" syndrome that remains from the original owners) which are all gone now)

4.0

May 15, 2012

best company to work with

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay package and benefits, good facilities, fast growth,

Cons

no much cons...expect few senior members...who don't work

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