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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Qualcomm reviews

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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11K reviews

3.0

Aug 26, 2010

Ok place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Qualcomm grows fast. Really high technology. Good geeks. Not huge pressure. People Re respected. Communitions go pretty well. Good pay. It is a OK company to work

Cons

No room fro grow. Tedius work. Peole who talk get promoted, not people who work. Many mid-engineers do not know what they are dealing with.

2.0

Aug 25, 2010

Poor management breeds discontent

Senior systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has some great programs to help employees advance their own skill sets. The benefits package is nice but is not that much better than other major firms.

Cons

The review process is a joke. It happens twice a year and is just a way for employees to bash each other anonymously. Management would rather pit workers against each other than actually manage their employees. Expect a management re-org at least every three months. Execution of any idea there is almost non-existent. It may have been a good company at one point but it's definitely going down the tubes. For proof of that look at their stock price.

4.0

Aug 24, 2010

Qualcomm is a good place to be at..

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Qualcomm has a great work culture and you can be involved in some really awesome cutting-edge technology stuff while working here.

Cons

No particular downside as such but the salary package although being competitive could be better especially as it is such a big wireless company.

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