Qualcomm Salary in India (2026)
Based on 1,376 salaries shared on Weekday · Updated Nov 2026
- Engineering median
- ₹24 LPA
- ≈ ₹1,55,000 in hand / month
- Engineering range (P25–P75)
- ₹17.6–33 L
- Middle 50% of engineers
- Engineers, 0–1 yr
- ₹18.9 LPA
- 38 salaries
- Engineers, 10+ years
- ₹32 LPA
- 114 salaries
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). Figures use 979 engineering salaries from all 1,376, after the top and bottom 5% are removed so typos don't skew them.
Engineering roles only (software, data, QA, DevOps and the like). Across all roles at Qualcomm: ₹22 LPA median.
Qualcomm salary at a glance
Engineers at Qualcomm earn a median of ₹24 LPA fixed, with most between ₹17.6 and ₹33 LPA. Across all 1,376 salaries shared on Weekday, every role included, the median is ₹22 LPA. Engineering freshers start around ₹18.9 LPA and engineers past 10 years earn ₹32 LPA. Staff Engineer and Lead Engineer are the best-paid titles with enough data.
Qualcomm salary for freshers
Engineering roles · 0–1 year of experience · 38 salaries
₹18.9 LPA
Median · range ₹14–22 LPA- Most common fresher titles: Software Engineer, Engineer
- In hand: about ₹1,26,000 a month at ₹18.9 LPA (calculate yours)
Qualcomm salary by experience
Engineering roles · Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs38 salaries₹18.9 L₹14–22 L
- 2–3 yrs315 salaries₹22 L₹17–30 L
- 4–6 yrs364 salaries₹24 L₹17.6–33 L
- 7–9 yrs131 salaries₹26 L₹19–35 L
- 10+ yrs114 salaries₹32 L₹20–40 L
Qualcomm salary by role
Job titles as people hold them, highest median first.
| Role | Median | Typical range | Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm Staff Engineer salary | ₹40 L | ₹22–50 L | 31 |
| Lead Engineer | ₹33.7 L | ₹24.5–39 L | 8 |
| Qualcomm Senior Lead Engineer salary | ₹31.9 L | ₹24.3–38.4 L | 42 |
| Senior Lead Software Engineer | ₹31 L | ₹18.1–36.8 L | 10 |
| Qualcomm Senior Engineer salary | ₹30 L | ₹20.9–35 L | 136 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | ₹30 L | ₹26.1–36.9 L | 10 |
| Qualcomm Senior Software Engineer salary | ₹28 L | ₹22–33 L | 140 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | ₹25.5 L | ₹24.6–33.3 L | 8 |
| Associate Engineer | ₹23.8 L | ₹18–32.5 L | 20 |
| Empty | ₹23.5 L | ₹16.8–32.7 L | 10 |
| Qualcomm Software Engineer salary | ₹22 L | ₹16–27.5 L | 253 |
| Backend | ₹21.2 L | ₹19.5–27.9 L | 8 |
| Qualcomm Engineer salary | ₹19.8 L | ₹16–25 L | 111 |
| Software Developer | ₹18.2 L | ₹16.8–24.2 L | 20 |
| Associate Software Engineer | ₹15.9 L | ₹14–20 L | 13 |
The 15 most reported titles with 5 or more salaries are shown. The other 303 titles still count in the totals above.
Qualcomm Staff Engineer salary
Median ₹40 LPA · most earn ₹22–50 LPA · 31 salaries · Full Staff Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 17 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹12.2 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹7.2 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹5.5 L |
Qualcomm Lead Engineer salary
Median ₹33.7 LPA · most earn ₹24.5–39 LPA · 8 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹35.3 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 19 yrs | ₹37 L |
Qualcomm Senior Lead Engineer salary
Median ₹31.9 LPA · most earn ₹24.3–38.4 LPA · 42 salaries · Full Senior Lead Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| Not shared | ₹50 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹27 L |
| Not shared | ₹25 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹25.9 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹19 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹46 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹34 L |
Qualcomm Senior Lead Software Engineer salary
Median ₹31 LPA · most earn ₹18.1–36.8 LPA · 10 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 11 yrs | ₹17.5 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹37 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹45 L |
Qualcomm Senior Engineer salary
Median ₹30 LPA · most earn ₹20.9–35 LPA · 136 salaries · Full Senior Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹46 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹48 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹5 L |
Qualcomm Machine Learning Engineer salary
Median ₹30 LPA · most earn ₹26.1–36.9 LPA · 10 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹26.4 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹46.2 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹38.5 L |
Qualcomm Senior Software Engineer salary
Median ₹28 LPA · most earn ₹22–33 LPA · 140 salaries · Full Senior Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹54 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹28.3 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹18.7 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹6 L |
| Not shared | ₹40 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹20 L |
Qualcomm Senior Machine Learning Engineer salary
Median ₹25.5 LPA · most earn ₹24.6–33.3 LPA · 8 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹23.5 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹18.8 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹31 L |
Qualcomm Associate Engineer salary
Median ₹23.8 LPA · most earn ₹18–32.5 LPA · 20 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| Not shared | ₹6 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹37 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹19.2 L |
| 1 yr | ₹31 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹18 L |
| Not shared | ₹25 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹30 L |
Qualcomm Empty salary
Median ₹23.5 LPA · most earn ₹16.8–32.7 LPA · 10 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹14.4 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹35.2 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹15.6 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹38.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹16.8 L |
| 1 yr | ₹46.2 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹16.8 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25.2 L |
Qualcomm Software Engineer salary
Median ₹22 LPA · most earn ₹16–27.5 LPA · 253 salaries · Full Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 2 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 1 yr | ₹25 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹11.2 L |
| 1 yr | ₹12 L |
Qualcomm Backend salary
Median ₹21.2 LPA · most earn ₹19.5–27.9 LPA · 8 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹19.8 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹39.6 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹21.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹18.7 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹40.7 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹18.7 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹20.9 L |
Qualcomm Engineer salary
Median ₹19.8 LPA · most earn ₹16–25 LPA · 111 salaries · Full Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 1 yr | ₹5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹16.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹6 L |
Qualcomm Software Developer salary
Median ₹18.2 LPA · most earn ₹16.8–24.2 LPA · 20 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹14.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 1 yr | ₹9 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹24.2 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹18.2 L |
Qualcomm Associate Software Engineer salary
Median ₹15.9 LPA · most earn ₹14–20 LPA · 13 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 2 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 1 yr | ₹21 L |
| Not shared | ₹15 L |
| 1 yr | ₹12 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹15.9 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹14 L |
Work culture at Qualcomm
From 1 anonymous review by someone at Qualcomm · Weekday culture survey
- Typical workday
- 4–6 hrs
- per day, as reported
- Weekend / after-hours work
- Very few times
- typical answer
- Appraisals
- 5–10% hikes
- typical yearly hike
- Leaves you actually get
- 40 / yr
- median · 4 interview rounds
| Submitted | Hours / day | Weekend work | Appraisal | Leaves / yr | Interview rounds | Rude manager? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2024 | 4–6 hrs | Very few times | 5–10% hikes | 40 | 4 | A few times |
- Mar 2024Work 4–6 hrs a dayWeekends: very few timesAppraisals: 5–10% hikesRude manager: a few times40 leaves a year · 4 interview rounds
Only 1 review so far, so treat this as one person's experience, not the full picture. Pay figures above come from 1,376 salaries; culture comes from a separate anonymous survey.
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Qualcomm salary FAQs
What is the average salary at Qualcomm?
Engineers at Qualcomm earn a median fixed salary of ₹24 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹17.6–33 LPA. Across every role — 1,376 salaries shared on Weekday — the median is ₹22 LPA.
What is the Qualcomm salary for freshers?
Engineering freshers (0–1 years) at Qualcomm earn a median of ₹18.9 LPA, and most get ₹14–22 LPA, most often as Software Engineer or Engineer. That is about ₹1,26,000 a month in hand.
Which role pays the most at Qualcomm?
Among titles with enough salaries, Staff Engineer (₹40 LPA median) and Lead Engineer (₹33.7 LPA) are the best paid at Qualcomm.
How much does a Qualcomm employee earn after 5 years?
Engineers with 4–6 years of experience earn a median of ₹24 LPA, and most earn ₹17.6–33 LPA. Engineering freshers start at ₹18.9 LPA.
What does Qualcomm pay with 10+ years of experience?
Engineers with more than 10 years at Qualcomm earn a median of ₹32 LPA, most between ₹20–40 LPA.
Does Qualcomm pay more than Amazon?
For engineers at 2–3 years of experience, Amazon pays 21% less: ₹17.3 LPA median against ₹22 LPA at Qualcomm. Comparing the same roles at the same experience keeps it like for like.
Are these Qualcomm salaries CTC or in-hand?
They are fixed CTC a year, before PF and tax, without bonus or stock. At the ₹24 LPA engineering median, take-home is about ₹1,55,000 a month under the new tax regime.
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