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 (821) , Engineer (805) , 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 1060 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 571 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 532 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 392 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 178 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 167 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 137 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 90 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 87 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

(10,977 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 10,977 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

Apr 18, 2010

This is a big company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) well established company. very stable 2) well balanced between work and life 3) good working environment 4) good benefits

Cons

1) redundant process makes working less efficient 2) old PCs and slow tools make work less fun - sometimes feel wasting my life

3.0

Apr 15, 2010

Work place review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment Great people Great benefits

Cons

Work - life balance not good Very engineering centric

5.0

Apr 14, 2010

Great Place to Work!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work, smart and talented co-workers. Excellent pay and GREAT benefits; stock options or stock for all, free health and dental, bonuses. Hard work is recognized. Facilities are very nice - I came from cubicleland and at Qualcomm I have an office - for myself - with door! We have onsite tennis courts, swimming pools, gyms, and mobile dental clinic and salon for haircuts, nails, massages, etc. Free movie night is a great opp for young families to come to movies, enjoy soda and popcorn, and watch movies in the Jacobs theater...

Cons

workload can be brutal at times...

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