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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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

5.0

Nov 8, 2013

Amazing experience, helpful colleagues..Really good work atmosphere, Best place to work !

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you get to learn a lot of things from a team of professionals

Cons

I was an intern here.. So can't comment on this..Sorry !

5.0

Oct 30, 2013

Qualcomm is one of the greatest companies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great work environment, great management

Cons

Not a single complaint, nothing negative to say.

4.0

Oct 23, 2013

Good work/life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work / life balance - Smart people - Good perks - San Diego - Cordial communications. No shout fest - Company is doing well

Cons

- Low salaries - Low bonus - Did options for a while and they lost lot of smart people. Now they do grants. - Consensus building takes a lot of time - Many people do not have system level knowledge and are focused on their areas

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