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Qualcomm Principal Engineer salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
8 - 22 years exp.
₹35 Lakhs - ₹1 Crore
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107% more than the average Principal Engineer Salary in Semiconductors Companies for 8 - 22 years of experience

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Last Updated: 9 Mar 2025

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₹37.5 L/yr - ₹1.2 Cr/yr

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Broadcom Principal Engineer Salary

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₹23 L/yr - ₹61.9 L/yr

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Microchip Technology Principal Engineer Salary

9 - 18 years exp. (56 salaries)

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₹20 L/yr - ₹46 L/yr

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Micron Technology Principal Engineer Salary

8 - 19 years exp. (42 salaries)

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₹24.5 L/yr - ₹96 L/yr

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₹26 L/yr - ₹65 L/yr

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NXP Semiconductors Principal Engineer Salary

8 - 23 years exp. (22 salaries)

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₹40 L/yr - ₹70 L/yr

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Infineon Technologies Principal Engineer Salary

10 - 19 years exp. (20 salaries)

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₹25.1 L/yr - ₹85 L/yr

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Principal Engineer Salary

1 - 13 years exp. (17 salaries)

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Applied Materials Principal Engineer Salary

12 - 20 years exp. (7 salaries)

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₹36 L/yr - ₹51.5 L/yr

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11 - 22 years exp. (6 salaries)

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₹62.5 L/yr - ₹99 L/yr

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STMicroelectronics Principal Engineer Salary

18 - 23 years exp. (6 salaries)

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₹80 L/yr - ₹1 Cr/yr

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7 - 17 years exp. (5 salaries)

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₹30 L/yr - ₹60 L/yr

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Principal Engineer salary at Qualcomm ranges between ₹35 Lakhs to ₹1 Crore per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 22 years. Salary estimates are based on 20 latest salaries received from various employees of Qualcomm.

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Experience wise Qualcomm Principal Engineer salaries

Last Updated: 9 Mar 2025

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8 years  (3 salaries)

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₹35 L/yr - ₹45 L/yr
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₹41.5 L/yr - ₹53 L/yr
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₹48 L/yr - ₹88.3 L/yr
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₹49.4 L/yr - ₹54.6 L/yr
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₹42 L/yr - ₹60 L/yr
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Top skills at Qualcomm for Principal Engineer

ESIC Hardware Engineering Python Verilog C++ Python Computer science Software Engineering System Verilog Packaging Data Structures and Algorithms Java RTL Design Staffing Linux Administration
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Other Department

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  •  posted on 29 Dec 2024

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Working on Technical things, non-technical is very less.

Dislikes

...in, not much scope for wider growth 4. Upper management sounds non-technical 5. Pay is average and not as per experience 6. Groupism and favoritism across team 7. No clear direction for promo 8. No appreciation

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  • Job security - Poor
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IT & Information Security Department

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  •  posted on 04 Oct 2024

4.0
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Salary and other benefits are good only for engineering team.

  • Salary - Good

Dislikes

They will use the people and throw out unless you are in good book with director or VP level. Everything is politics. Womenism - if your manager is women then your life becomes hell. They don't give respect

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  • Skill development - Poor
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 14 Jun 2024

4.0
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Likes

Good salaries Manageable work life balance (depends on the team though) Great job security (in Qualcomm India) Good culture Meals and cabs available Quite a big gym in the campus

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  • Salary - Good
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...and QC doesn't easily let go of any employee. So, some people are enjoying Govt. job like job satisfaction with much better pay. HR needs to do a much better job in bringing the right talent to the hiring managers and also, in organising employee engagement activities.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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Good pay. Work gives satisfaction but at the same time it gets too hectic( believe me engineers have to stay in office till midnight also if the work is not complete)

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  • Salary - Good

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Managers micro manage team members and there is a lot of politics involved in work assignment and appraisals. The complaints don't get heard even at higher levels due to politics(since managers and above have been there for around 15 years together so basically you cannot complain about any issue as higher management people have worked together for a long time). Not so open work culture overall.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0
  •  posted on 10 Jul 2023

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Salary and team people behaviour is good. My team behaves well and respect each other. They will not give you their personal work. They dont play politics here. They will not tell ypu to work on weekends, but you have to work as the work is high

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Very high pressure even for freshers, no proper training, they expect you understand by yourself, many people left due to this. No proper training materials, no focus on team building, no focus on empowering new people. Even seniors work till 9 pm , reqwuired at least 3-4 years to know the basics. Worst food So much high pressure that u literraly cry 2 years bond on joining bonus They make you feel you are the stupidiest person on planet. 15-18 years experience guy wants a guy who joined 6 months back to work like superman. They dont teach you anything, you have to figure out by yourself. This is the worst company to work for Work is so much that some days i get back pain and i got fever. If you want to feel this come here, and start writing worst review than this. I never seen any freshers who dont want to leave this company. Work per head is very very high. They make you feel incompetent because you dont know something, How the sm1 will know if you dont teach them or ramp up them Managers dont care about ramp up, they think you will figure out, Their ignorance towards you is your greatest frustratation. And yes i am from top 10 engg institute of the country, you can figure out that well. Please talk to people before joining especially who joined 1-2 years back they will tell you reality and the frustratation

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Qualcomm Principal Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Principal Engineer at Qualcomm?
Principal Engineer salary at Qualcomm in India ranges between ₹35.0 Lakhs to ₹100.0 Lakhs for experience between 8 years to 22 years. According to our estimates it is 107% more than the average Principal Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 20 latest salaries received from various employees of Qualcomm India.
How does the salary of a Principal Engineer at Qualcomm India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Principal Engineer at Qualcomm is 107% more than the average salary of a Principal Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Principal Engineer at Qualcomm?
ESIC, Hardware Engineering, Python, Verilog and C++ are some of the popular skills required to work as a Principal Engineer at Qualcomm India.
Which similar companies are paying more than Qualcomm to a Principal Engineer in India?
  • STMicroelectronics Principal Engineer Salary - ₹80.0 Lakhs to ₹100.0 Lakhs per year
  • Amazon Principal Engineer Salary - ₹37.5 Lakhs to ₹119.0 Lakhs per year
  • Analog Devices Principal Engineer Salary - ₹60.0 Lakhs to ₹90.0 Lakhs per year
  • Marvell Technology Principal Engineer Salary - ₹50.9 Lakhs to ₹90.0 Lakhs per year
  • Synopsys Principal Engineer Salary - ₹62.5 Lakhs to ₹99.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Principal Engineer in companies similar to Qualcomm in India?
  • Advanced Micro Devices Principal Engineer Salary - ₹43.5 Lakhs to ₹100.0 Lakhs per year
  • Intel Principal Engineer Salary - ₹32.8 Lakhs to ₹120.0 Lakhs per year
  • Cisco Principal Engineer Salary - ₹28.0 Lakhs to ₹100.0 Lakhs per year
  • Micron Technology Principal Engineer Salary - ₹24.5 Lakhs to ₹96.0 Lakhs per year
  • MediaTek India Technology Principal Engineer Salary - ₹50.0 Lakhs to ₹80.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Principal Engineer at Qualcomm in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Principal Engineer at Qualcomm ranges between ₹3,61,818 per month to ₹3,74,242 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Qualcomm Principal Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹35.0 Lakhs to ₹100.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 22 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Principal Engineer at Qualcomm?
According to AmbitionBox, 80% of the Qualcomm Principal Engineers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 20% reported a notice period of 1 Month.This is based on 5 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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