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 1023 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 563 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 543 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?

"No work life balance and lots of pressure during tape" ((in 1130 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 157 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 132 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 96 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

11K reviews

4.0

Sep 5, 2010

Stable company with good benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company with strong balance sheet. Benefits are very good with 2 tiers based on your position. Lots on push on innovation by getting into adjacent markets but not yet materialized into revenue streams. QCT and Licensing division are the crown jewels bringing in 90% + of the revenue and profits.

Cons

Company has become top heavy. Too many Directors and above. Decision making authority resides only in higher management levels. Relentless focus on execution at QCT, know folks who routinely work 12+ hour days.

4.0

Sep 2, 2010

Very good mix of roses and thorns.

Director, engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, and resources, senior people are fairly well compensated. Lot of interesting work, great colleagues, good diversity, strong industry presence, sustained competitive advantage.

Cons

Company is becoming too large, and top heavy. I feel there is a fair amount of dead wood, some house cleaning would be useful. Engineers have relatively little room for lateral movements. Lots of duplication. Would like product management, marketing to be more competent. Stock price has been up and down over the last 10 years, but relatively flat (or even down), some competitors did better. The management can be very agressive in goals, w/o backing up with resources. This creates a lot stress on the team. However, this varies from division to division. QCT (CDMA Technologies) is the busiest place to work at, but also the safest in terms of job security.

3.0

Aug 30, 2010

Mangement not clear on what next to do...

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is very good compared to other companies. Good benefits... Lot of chances to switch between divisions.

Cons

No work/life balance. Very long hours without any need. Lot of internal politics. Unnecessarily management takes a long time to allow engineers to switch between teams

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