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 (822) , Engineer (806) , Staff Engineer (619) , Senior Software Engineer (541) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (205) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (133) , 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 1067 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 583 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 537 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 404 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and lots of pressure during tape" ((in 1123 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 166 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 133 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 93 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

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,981 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

68% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,981 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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Reviews by job title

11K reviews

3.0

Sep 15, 2009

Nothing much to do.

Test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work is ok, life is ok, ppl are ok. benefits are good vacation time is fine. cubicle is nice. SAn Diego is nice.

Cons

HR sucks, doesnt know what to do. PPl are not very friendy. Not good work. does not want to implement new ideas.

3.0

Sep 6, 2009

Qualcomm

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Qualcomm's salary structure is very good as is the overall benefits package. Reviews are typically twice a year so employees benefit by two merit cycles per year.

Cons

Communication across groups and within division needs improvement. Promotion and recognition is sometimes about who you know, not necessarily how you performed.

4.0

Sep 1, 2009

Technical haven.. End to end visibility for the interested

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Asking right questions almost always leads you to a good door of opportunity. Using the opportunity and exploring requires a lot of time and home work. Nothing is given in platter though opportunities exists. Have to work really hard to do day to day job and then think about future..

Cons

Same as pros. Large work hours. Need to work through bureaucracy to get anywhere

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