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 (824) , Engineer (808) , Staff Engineer (621) , Senior Software Engineer (542) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (205) , 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 1041 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 594 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 529 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 475 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 406 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 171 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 156 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 132 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 90 reviews)); "life balance is not good since the modem team is under staffed" ((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.

Qualcomm reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(11,000 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 11,000 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

3.0

Jan 26, 2012

Stable work, good benifit, but the salary is low.

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The job is very stable for Qualcomm, don't have to think about losing job. Also Qualcomm is the leader in the industry.

Cons

Low salary and slow promotion. As a very successful hightech company, the salary is not as good as it should be compared to the same type of companies in the same industry.

5.0

Jan 20, 2012

Awesome

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best company to work for if you are interested in wireless technology. Very flexible, best training program.

Cons

Not very open to changing teams.

4.0

Jan 17, 2012

My experience was challenging, exciting and rewarding with lots of scope to learn and contribute.

Interim engineering intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very smart people and great work culture. Good benefits and compensation. Sufficiently challenging and interesting projects. Enough opportunity for growth.

Cons

Staffing personnel not the most professional at times. Less than desired documentation and support. Significant amount of bureaucracy in organization.

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Stable work, good benifit, but the salary is low.

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