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 (618) , Senior Software Engineer (541) , Senior Staff Engineer (241) , 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 1034 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 580 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 539 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 413 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 1124 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 181 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 137 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 90 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

(10,974 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,974 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

5.0

Aug 18, 2009

engineering intern

Interim engineering intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

free intern housing and pay compensation.

Cons

maybe it's because of the economic situation but I do not know if job will be offered after internship.

5.0

Aug 15, 2009

A great place for an engineering internship

Interim engineering intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are great. I loved striking up conversations with just about anybody. You're surrounded by incredibly intelligent individuals, and you can learn a lot from normal conversation. I had a relatively challenging project and I was able to see the final product before I left. Also, San Diego is amazing, I can't think of a better place to live.

Cons

Sometimes people in other departments didn't do their job and it help up my project. There is some bureaucracy, thought significantly less than other companies I have interned with. Honestly, the worst part about the whole thing is having to leave.

5.0

Aug 13, 2009

Engineers heaven

senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Irwin's legacy is a strong engineering culture. This for the most part thrives. I like the underdog mentality that was developed through the history of CDMA

Cons

Can get a bit insular and cocky at times within the company. We invented CDMA, but in other areas the company still needs to still needs to work on improving efficiency. Sometimes people assume that every new business is going to be as successful as the CDMA licensing business, but I think people have to remember that things didn't just happen easily for Irwin and team. They had to really struggle to prove the efficiency of the technology, and even then there were some tough times for the company.

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