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 (807) , Staff Engineer (621) , Senior Software Engineer (542) , 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 1024 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 571 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 534 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 480 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 405 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 173 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 137 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 91 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 87 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

(10,988 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

68% 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 10,988 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

11K reviews

3.0

Nov 6, 2025

Hectic

Senior lead engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and brand recongnition.

Cons

Hustle culture, no work life balance.

4.0

Nov 5, 2025

Good

Softeware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good food, good office, culture and learning opportunities

Cons

team politics and work life balance

4.0

Nov 4, 2025

Overall experience is very good

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary, work life balance, internal opprtunities

Cons

There is no career growth as many seniors are higher positions.

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