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?

73% 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, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Software Engineer (975) , Senior Engineer (819) , Engineer (801) , Staff Engineer (618) , Senior Software Engineer (539) , Senior Staff Engineer (241) , Senior Lead Engineer (204) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (132) , Interim Engineering Intern (124) , Hardware Engineer (116) , Systems Engineer (75) , Senior Hardware Engineer (65) , 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 1041 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 570 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 538 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 471 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 409 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 1129 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 180 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 159 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 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

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,956 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

70% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

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 10,956 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

Jun 20, 2008

Fantastic Company. Technically strong.

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic Engineers. Solid COmmunications Expertise

Cons

You can get stuck with one technology for a long time if u dont look around.

5.0

Jun 19, 2008

Great Place to Work!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If working for a progressive tech company with fantastic benefits and a laid back work environment that happens to be located in America's Finest City sounds intriguing, then this may be the company for you.

Cons

I feel that management may have lost a little of it's direction and the spirit which drove the incredible growth (despite recent success).

3.0

Jun 19, 2008

Fun work!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I think the best reason is the location. It's located a beautiful San Diego, CA. I don't think it gets any better!

Cons

You have to also work hard, and compete against the other workers there. Everyone is smart and bright at what they do.

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