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 (820) , Engineer (801) , Staff Engineer (618) , Senior Software Engineer (539) , Senior Staff Engineer (241) , Senior Lead Engineer (204) , 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 1041 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 570 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 538 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 471 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 409 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 1129 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 180 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 133 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 90 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

(10,958 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 10,958 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

Jun 5, 2012

Great start to a tech career

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Execution oriented work culture, fast paced, cutting edge technology

Cons

Average compensation, work-life balance not always great

3.0

Jun 4, 2012

Good company - QCT is lot of work, intentionally understaffed especially customer facing teams go through lot of stress

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Non QCT has great work life balance. Very good culture and very understanding management for the most part

Cons

No other alternates in San Diego means some high handedness and underpaid employees. Top Heavy. Some old timers in the company for long periods have made lot of money from stocks

3.0

Jun 3, 2012

a good or bad company?

Senior hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. Located in a good city- san diego.

Cons

overtime works a lot, very tighet schedule, hard to balance work and life. rude management, feel depressed a lot

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