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 (976) , Senior Engineer (823) , Engineer (808) , Staff Engineer (621) , Senior Software Engineer (542) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (205) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (134) , 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 1072 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 585 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 532 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 455 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 399 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Qualcomm according to real employee reviews?

"Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 179 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 160 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 142 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 96 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 93 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.

What are the top reviewed Qualcomm locations?

Paris , Lannion , Strasbourg , Grenoble

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,998 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

69% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,998 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

4.0

Jul 25, 2015

Was good, slowly deteriorating, could be good again

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, including bonuses and stock, good benefits, employee friendly policies, flexible hours, recognizes successes, encourage training. Excellent tool availability, and will purchase more when needed.

Cons

Long hours, unrealistic schedules, projects often understaffed. Attempts to leverage existing designs where it may not be the best approach. Top heavy management, leaving little room to advance. Repetitive assignments limit opportunities for personal growth.

2.0

Jul 8, 2015

Senior hardware engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Number 1 in mobile; office in San Diego; good company name on resume

Cons

Lots of politics Working bees easily do 10 hrs + a day, could spend up to 16 hrs a day in crunch time, when your boss hits the gym and do 9 to 5 everyday Compressed schedule and unrealistic Technically incompetent engineer somehow become your boss or lead Incompetent lead would shield emails and meetings from working bees so only he will be on the spot light but expect you to know all the information needed to get the job done even though he doesn't share any info with you Moving up is all about how well you talk not work Growth in general is super slow Expect no promotion in 10 years if your boss or lead doesn't like you Bottom line, would not recommend to friends

1.0

Jul 1, 2015

entry level

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary..job guarantee. Employee Benefit's.for senior level employees best company to work.

Cons

Very bad management... They need only work not the employee satisfaction.. Wfh is horrible .minimum 18 hours per day work and Saturday and Sunday wfh support... I don't recommend to join entry level peoples.

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