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Average Qualcomm software engineer salary

$104,160yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Qualcomm software engineer salary
$78,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Qualcomm pay software engineers?

The average salary for Qualcomm software engineers is $104,160 per year. Qualcomm software engineer salaries range between $78,000 to $138,000 per year. Qualcomm software engineers earn 4% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Qualcomm can expect to make. Software engineers at Qualcomm make the most in San Diego, CA, Boxborough, MA, and Austin, TX.

How much does Qualcomm pay software engineers by location?

Qualcomm pays software engineers the most in San Diego, CA, Boxborough, MA, and Austin, TX. Additionally, cities like Bridgewater and Raleigh also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Qualcomm.

Software engineer Qualcomm salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Diego, CA$116,565$56.04
2Boxborough, MA$90,530$43.52
3Austin, TX$88,721$42.65
4Bridgewater, NJ$87,239$41.94
5Raleigh, NC$84,438$40.60
6Boulder, CO$81,329$39.10

Highest-paid Qualcomm software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$156,156$75-
2Vice President Of Software Engineering$150,158$72-
3Chief Software Architect$149,456$72-
4Software Engineering Manager$144,949$70-
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$143,879$69-
6Senior Principal Engineer$142,341$68-
7Senior Computer Scientist$140,116$67-
8Principal Software Engineer$138,971$672
9Staff Software Engineer$138,730$6725
10Vice President, Software Development$137,521$66-

Recent salaries for software engineers at qualcomm

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Machine Learning Software EngineerSan Diego, CA06/04/2025$140,800
Software Engineer for Data Center SOCSan Diego, CA05/08/2025$94,200
Camera Software EngineerSan Diego, CA04/01/2025$98,900
Graphics Software EngineerBoxborough, MA03/27/2025$98,900
Software EngineerSan Diego, CA03/21/2025$112,321

Software engineer salary at Qualcomm competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1SiRF Technology$112,035$54-
2Ikanos$109,568$53-
3ATI Research, Inc.$108,332$52-
4Cavium$106,267$51-
5Broadcom$103,845$50101
6CSR Technology Holdings Inc.$100,546$48-
7Ericsson$98,737$4712
8Motorola Solutions$86,788$4231

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