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 (820) , 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 (132) , 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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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,970 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 10,970 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

Jun 15, 2017

Lost its value

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Great work satisfaction Working with good set of people Fellow employees work well with other people due to mutual feedback system

Cons

Top management is not good Lots of politics Underpaid engineers Management does not take care of top contributors Management does not recognize loyal people to the company

3.0

May 30, 2017

Not as good as it once was

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Benefits are good, but not as great as they were in 2008 when I joined; Healthcare, bonuses and stock took a significant hit after the Fall layoff of 2015. * Employee is generally taken care of and has many additionally benefits aside from the aforementioned.

Cons

Too many managers with conflicting interests, overlapping areas of focus, and their own agendas with no repercussions for their misuse of resources or their failing to follow corporate policies; essentially many little unaligned kingdoms fighting for territory.

1.0

Apr 27, 2017

Qualcomm lost its mojo

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology leadership Access to technology resources

Cons

Self-interested senior/executive management Lack of vision Lack of operating discipline

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