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 (539) , 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 1031 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 579 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 536 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 467 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 407 reviews))

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

"Stictly no support from management and to get support the person should be good in buttering manager in their native language(south indian)." ((in 167 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 131 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 89 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 87 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

(10,957 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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11K reviews

3.0

Aug 19, 2008

Great place to work if you are with the right team and the right lead

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Very easy work times.

Cons

Your manager must like you. Place has become bureaucratic and political. Need to impress the right people otherwise you are doomed. Many people who are rich because of stocks are lazy and don't do anything. Its really depends on the lead and director. Information sharing within teams can come a problem. Promotions are sometimes not fair.

2.0

Aug 17, 2008

Chaotic environment, non-stop firefighting, and back-stabbing managers

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- the wireless market is hot - technology driven - employees are nice to work with

Cons

- the place is chaotic with lack of clear direction and leadership - there are many good manager and as many or more bad managers - senior leadership does not really know what's going on at lower level - people that are contributing are ignored and the ones that don't do work get promoted/recognized - a lot of fire-fighting with no clear project schedule or strategy - watch out for back-stabbing managers that will sacrifice their employees for their own advancements and agendas

4.0

Aug 17, 2008

Qualcomm is a large, but smoothly running organization.

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Qualcomm is a large, but smoothly running organization. Management has a very progressive outlook on wireless technology and is not adverse to trying new ideas. As an individual engineer, you and your work are respected. Projects are not 'overcrowded' and 90% of engineers have their own office. Also, the company realizes that the most talented engineers have the option of working elsewhere. For that reason performance reviews occur once every 6 months. The average raise is 3 - 5% (every 6 months!). It is common for engineers to move around within the organization. The company provides a mechanism for new learning and for movement to different areas of the technology.

Cons

The company is essentially a massive IP portfolio that covers many different areas of technology. Occasionally one can feel disconnected from the rest of the organization.

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