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 (802) , Staff Engineer (618) , Senior Software Engineer (540) , 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 (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 1006 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 590 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 538 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 492 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 405 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 1127 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 159 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 137 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((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.

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Qualcomm reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,957 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 10,957 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

1.0

Oct 7, 2008

Get ride of politics in QCOM management and reward the value not the loosers.

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It pays the health insurance and has 15 days of vacation offered from the 1st year.

Cons

matrix organization, too many level of managemnt, too many politics, aftects the work and the communications

4.0

Oct 7, 2008

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Atheros really cares about their employees

Cons

Some departments seem to get preferential treatment over others

4.0

Oct 3, 2008

Work hard, play hard, great benefits!

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, work recognition, large company.

Cons

Long hours are sometimes required

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