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 (824) , 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 1041 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 594 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 529 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 475 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 406 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 171 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 156 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 132 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 90 reviews)); "life balance is not good since the modem team is under staffed" ((in 89 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

Qualcomm reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(11,000 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

69% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 11,000 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).

Reviews by job title

11K reviews

4.0

Sep 1, 2013

Not bad

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company， good compensation，San diego is a good city with nice weather to live. Living cost here, especially house price might not be higher as bay area

Cons

work life balance might not be good. Neet to work overtime frequently. If you are consider the work life balance. Qualcomm might not be a good choice for you.

3.0

Apr 18, 2013

not as good as it was...

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-we have some really smart people here. -you can still work on really cutting edge techno.

Cons

-do not promote from inside. -no other major company around San Diego. Gives management to an easy position for salary/promotion when employee have no choices but to stay. - with the recent employment boom we end up with lots of people coming here to retire.. and political pple - parking is a mess. You won't find parking here unless you park 4 blocks away. - office is a mess, we did growth to fast had are now 3 in one small office.

5.0

Apr 17, 2013

Great place to grow your career if you get in the right part of the company.

Senior staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Where I am at, we are working on the latest and greatest. I work around highly motivated, intelligent people who keep me young and challenged.

Cons

Sometimes you still have to deal with the politics of a big company.

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Great place to grow your career if you get in the right part of the company.

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