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 1067 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 583 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 537 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 468 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 404 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 1123 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 166 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 133 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 93 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

3.0

Aug 24, 2010

many changes

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

they pay for the best talent and have great benefits. There are many varying opportunities for every discipline

Cons

too many changes occurring and no one was empowered to make decisions. everyone can so no and no one can say yes

5.0

Aug 23, 2010

Software Engineer

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good company to work for. Very good benefits and a very good work culture. Excellent colleagues. Will get a good work life balance.

Cons

it is taking time to climb the ladder in Qualcomm. There is nothing much bad I can think of now.

4.0

Aug 22, 2010

Stable Company, High Employee Retention

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Qualcomm is one of the best employers to work for in San Diego. The compensation and benefits are great. Since mobile is a hot area right now, it's an interesting company to work.

Cons

Since it is a large company, one's experience may vary across divisions. I'm working in a division that creates software to support chipset sales. Overall I feel that upper management doesn't invest as many resources as it should to produce world class software. And since there is a low turnover rate, it feels like some people are too comfortable with their jobs, so the passion may not be there.

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