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 (975) , Senior Engineer (823) , 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 (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 1070 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 554 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 533 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 473 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 402 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 160 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 132 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 85 reviews)); "life balance is not good since the modem team is under staffed" ((in 85 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

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,994 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

69% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (10,994 reviews)

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Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,994 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

4.0

Oct 20, 2025

Excellent work life balance

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees get to work on innovative projects in 5G, AI, and semiconductor technologies.

Cons

Advancement can be slow in certain teams or business units.

5.0

Oct 20, 2025

work life balance

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

self management and good communications

Cons

not a lot of benefits

3.0

Oct 19, 2025

Qc review

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability in job is better

Cons

Top down too many middle manager

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