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 1038 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 585 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 547 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 469 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 399 reviews))

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

"Work Pressure and no work life balance for few teams" ((in 1110 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 178 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 130 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 98 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

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,982 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 10,982 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

Dec 12, 2010

Fair

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice campus, good cafeterias and workout facilities

Cons

Leadership lacks crisp focus; Business units lack consistency in process;

4.0

Dec 9, 2010

Kick Ass Company to work for and they pay well

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Salary, lots of chances to move upwards

Cons

Don't treat their employees very well. The senior mangement consists of idiots who think no end of themselves.

4.0

Dec 8, 2010

Great benefits and special treatment if you are friends with the CEO

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

big investments in people especially in benefits (fully paid healthcare), wants to win awards so are concerned about employee feedback, lots of cool technology and fun co-workers

Cons

Very incestuous - best way to get promoted is to be an FOP (friend of Paul, the CEO). Tyranny in the senior HR dept.

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Kick Ass Company to work for and they pay well

Great benefits and special treatment if you are friends with the CEO

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