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 (976) , Senior Engineer (826) , Engineer (809) , Staff Engineer (621) , Senior Software Engineer (542) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (206) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (134) , Interim Engineering Intern (124) , Hardware Engineer (116) , Systems Engineer (75) , Senior Hardware Engineer (66) , 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 1024 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 575 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 557 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 479 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 401 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 172 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 162 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 140 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 90 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

(11,009 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

69% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 11,009 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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11K reviews

3.0

Nov 7, 2008

Qualcomm

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company name is big.

Cons

Great place for computer engineers but job may not be satisfied for software engineers. depends on the department though.

5.0

Nov 7, 2008

I really like Qualcomm

human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, compensation, long term potential

Cons

Needs better organization, everything is too fluid.

5.0

Oct 30, 2008

Great company in the right place on earth!

Interim engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very Employee friendly. Great location. Lotsaa opportunities for EEE and ECE and CPE majors.

Cons

Not many opportunities for computer science students.

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