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 (823) , Engineer (808) , Staff Engineer (621) , Senior Software Engineer (542) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (205) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (133) , 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 1070 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 554 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 533 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 473 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 402 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 160 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 132 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 85 reviews)); "life balance is not good since the modem team is under staffed" ((in 85 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?

München , Frankfurt am Main , Ingolstadt , Nürnberg , Sulzbach (Taunus)

Qualcomm reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,994 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 10,994 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).

Reviews by job title

11K reviews

1.0

Oct 24, 2009

Poor leadership skills engineers promoted not to lead but to push others

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Right now, stable company to work for

Cons

no recognition, no promotion if you do work, no promotion if you don't speak language other than english, no promotion if u don't work late even if you come at 5.00 AM, no promotion if you say NO to your lead, no promotion if you stress on quality

1.0

May 25, 2008

All groups are not equal, beware of who your working for.

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You have the opportunity to work with cutting edge technology

Cons

lack of management leadership. Failure of communication to keep everyone informed on priorities.

1.0

Aug 10, 2024

Hell

Sr. engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company itself is stable but that's about it

Cons

No life working here and management will take full advantage of low level employees as disposables SOLELY for their own benefits

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Poor leadership skills engineers promoted not to lead but to push others

All groups are not equal, beware of who your working for.

Hell

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