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 1052 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 575 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 540 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 479 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 400 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 1141 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 153 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 139 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 97 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

(10,974 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

Oct 30, 2013

Qualcomm is one of the greatest companies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great work environment, great management

Cons

Not a single complaint, nothing negative to say.

4.0

Oct 23, 2013

Good work/life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work / life balance - Smart people - Good perks - San Diego - Cordial communications. No shout fest - Company is doing well

Cons

- Low salaries - Low bonus - Did options for a while and they lost lot of smart people. Now they do grants. - Consensus building takes a lot of time - Many people do not have system level knowledge and are focused on their areas

4.0

Sep 12, 2013

I was an Intern, and got the full time job offer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great company super big and sexy awesome city ( San diego )

Cons

low pay salary ! This is the only Con !

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