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 (822) , Engineer (806) , Staff Engineer (619) , Senior Software Engineer (541) , 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 1023 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 563 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 543 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 480 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 405 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Qualcomm according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and lots of pressure during tape" ((in 1130 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 173 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 157 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 132 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 96 reviews))

What are employees saying about Qualcomm redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Qualcomm redundancy and their outlook for job security at Qualcomm in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Qualcomm locations?

Markham , Toronto , Vancouver , Richmond Hill , Montreal

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,981 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

68% 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 10,981 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

11K reviews

5.0

Jun 15, 2026

Collaborative culture with a demanding office presence

Design verification engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good work life balance clearly defined expectation of work collaborative team culture

Cons

5 days in office workload near milestones can get overwhelming

5.0

Dec 31, 2025

Q

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice environment, supportive team, enjoy working with them

Cons

Don't have much to say

5.0

Sep 5, 2025

Great experience

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

work culture is very good

Cons

Office is far from my home

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