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 (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 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

(10,995 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 10,995 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

5.0

Oct 10, 2025

Bangalore

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team and benefits you'll get to learn new tech stack and skills

Cons

Promotion is a bit slow sometimes and

1.0

Oct 10, 2025

Decent company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good food, great mins to work with

Cons

Bad culture and too much politica

5.0

Oct 10, 2025

Learning will be good

Associate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good pay 2. Learning curve will be good in the beginning of the career. 3. Exposure to work with industry great minds.

Cons

1. Long working hours. 2. Deadlines are stringent.

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