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 (820) , Engineer (803) , Staff Engineer (618) , Senior Software Engineer (541) , 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 1030 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 585 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 519 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 470 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?

"Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 169 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 163 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)); "life balance is not good since the modem team is under staffed" ((in 88 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

(10,966 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

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 10,966 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 25, 2018

Lots of politics / bad management

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Nice campus - Some people are nice (emphasis on the word "some")

Cons

- Extremely top heavy - Useless management - Very political - No transparency - Promotions not based on merit - No vision - No career growth

4.0

Aug 16, 2018

Alas, not the great company that it used to be

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are many opportunities to learn new tools, skills, and technologies here, and a lot of great employee perks like free online educational programs, if you take advantage of them. The pay and benefits are still among the best in San Diego.

Cons

The atmosphere no longer feels like a family like it did when the Jacobs family was calling the shots. The primary focus seems to be on the stock price, rather than on innovation. They got the U.S. president to save the company from the Broadcom hostile takeover, but the company is still outsourcing jobs by the hundreds.

2.0

Aug 1, 2018

Not what it used to be

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big organization with opportunities for different roles

Cons

Bad management; severe attrition; layoff mode; long-term prospects uncertain.

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