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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

11K reviews

2.0

Jun 13, 2015

Once great now a sinking ship

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work on new technologies. San Diego is a great place to live.

Cons

- No work life balance at all. You are expected to work on weekends/late nights. - Too much office politics, reviews are biased based on personal relationships - Unstable since they are reliant on couple of customers for majority of revenue. - Falling stock, layoffs looming. - Poor benefits, upcoming health insurance with high deductibles.

1.0

Dec 11, 2013

Too many kingdoms, lots of politics, no longer a fun place

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Summer on the Lawn Beautiful campus Good benefits Once a great company and fun company to work for

Cons

Long hours Immature leadership Politics rule middle management Questionable ethics Promotions are not based on performance Qualcomm is going after younger hires and does not value experience No longer a company that values new ideas

1.0

Sep 29, 2013

Sr managements put money in their pockets only

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing I can be proud of. If you compare to other great companies high high pay then this place sucks ass. Go other places if you can.

Cons

Low pay, low growth, no life

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