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 (822) , Engineer (806) , Staff Engineer (619) , Senior Software Engineer (541) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (205) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (133) , 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 1034 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 567 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 530 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 408 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 1119 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 175 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 135 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 92 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

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,982 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

68% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

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 10,982 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

Dec 7, 2010

A cool place to work

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging and interesting work along with flexible work hours makes it a good place to work. Also, people are typically easy going and cooperative. The compensation is reasonable though not best in the industry.

Cons

Not the highest pay that one can get.

3.0

Dec 7, 2010

Good company but needs improvement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Atheros has some of the best employees! Many people are friendly, personable, and intelligent. There are a lot of interactions among employees, and it is very common that people converse in hallways, at cubicles, and other areas. The culture is very lax and informal, which is very refreshing and easy to breath. For the most part, self expression is open, and employees have the freedom to be who they are.

Cons

Atheros is very bad at handling low performers, and many of whom end up staying at the company for longer than they should. Management lacks leadership abilities and normally avoids confrontation, hence the ineffectiveness in managing the low performers. There have been cases where low performers get recognized and even promoted because management has no idea how their employees perform! While many employees are nice at Atheros, there are some very bitter and arrogant people who spread so much negativity and politics. Management are well aware of these bitter souls, but management does not do anything about it. This is how the company loses some of the nicest and most intelligent people, and sadly the undeserving people continue to stay and collect their paychecks.

5.0

Dec 6, 2010

good

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a very good comp to work for .. It takes care of employee in a good manner.

Cons

Work pressure is more than avergae company.. But in the end you willget benifits of that.

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