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 (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 (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 1072 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 585 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 532 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 455 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 399 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 179 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 142 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 96 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 93 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

(10,998 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 10,998 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

4.0

Jan 19, 2026

Solid company, good culture, low pay

Sourcing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting and diverse technology Great location (but expensive) Great work life balance Good work culture

Cons

A bit outdated Many of the managers are pretty comfortable and the overall culture seems pretty slow/bureaucratic The data management systems they use are from 25+ years ago and haven’t been updated They pay the bare minimum and will give every excuse not to raise employee salaries

3.0

Jan 19, 2026

Not good

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not much work, nor much pressure

Cons

No money, no hike , no good food, no good policies

4.0

Jan 17, 2026

QCOM summary

Senior design verification engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good Benefits 2. Flexible PTO

Cons

1. Average base pay. 2. No stock growth. 3. Cutting cost via off-shoring

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