U.S. Benefits

More reasons to feel great about working at Qualcomm.

Our benefits package is deep and comprehensive, providing you and your family extensive protection and security, along with quality, life-enhancing programs. When we say the benefits of working at Qualcomm are many, you’ll see we mean that quite literally. Just take a look…

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401(k) Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Holidays
Vacation
Medical Plan

Dental Plan
Vision Plan
Sick Leave
Dependent Care & Health Care Reimbursement Accounts
Tuition

Adoption Assistance
Wireless Device Subsidy Program
Matching Grant Program
QLife (Work/Life Balance Solution)

401(k) Plan

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution
  • Pretax savings through payroll deduction
  • Company match of employee contribution: 100% on first $1,500, 50% on next $1,500, 33% on next $7,500, and 10% thereafter 50% vested after 1 year, 100% after 2 years
  • Loans available
  • Fidelity, Vanguard and other Mutual Funds
  • Employee may enroll, suspend and make changes to pretax contributions at any time

All regular status employees age 18 and older

Date of hire
  • Minimum of 1% of salary
  • Maximum of 50% of salary up to annual IRS deferral limit
  • Make up contributions permitted for employees age 50 and over


Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution
  • Elective post-tax payroll deduction
  • Allows employees to purchase company stock at 85% of the fair market value at the beginning OR end of the six month period, whichever is lower
  • Employee may suspend contributions at any time
  • Employee may withdraw from plan at any time
  • All regular status employees scheduled to work more than 20 hours per week; 5 months per calendar year
  • 30 days of employment prior to the beginning date of an ESPP offering period

Every February 1 and August 1
  • Minimum 1% of salary
  • Maximum 15% of salary
  • Maximum $12,500 in shares each offering period


Holidays

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution
  • 10 company designated holidays per calendar year
  • 1 employee designated holiday per calendar year
  • All regular status employees
  • Prorated for part-time employees
  • Must be on active pay status day before and day after holiday

Date of hire or eligibility

none


Vacation

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution

    Exempt Employees:

  • 3 weeks accrual per year
  • After 5 years of employment: 4 weeks accrual per year
  • After 10 years of employment: 5 weeks accrual per year

    • Non-Exempt Employees:

  • 2 weeks accrual per year
  • After 5 years of employment: 3 weeks accrual per year
  • After 10 years of employment: 4 weeks accrual per year
  • Maximum accrual of 2 times employee's annual accrual rate
  • All regular status employees
  • Prorated for part-time employees

Date of hire or eligibility

none


Medical Plan

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution
 

Non-PPO Indemnity

PPO Office

PPO Hospital Visit
Individual deductible $300 $0 $0
Family deductible $600 $0 $0

After deductible:
Plan pays 70% 100% 90%
You Pay (co-insurance) 30% $10/visit 10%
Maximum co-insurance per person per year $3,000 $750 N/A
  • Pre-admission inpatient notification required
  • Well Child Care through age 16
  • Lifetime maximum $2,000,000

    Retail Prescription Copays / Copay (for a 30 day supply):

  • Generic = 20% with a $15 maximum copay
  • No Generic Available Preferred Brand = 20% with a $20 maximum copay
  • Preferred Brand = 30% with a $40 maximum copay
  • Non-Preferred Brand = 40% with a $60 maximum copay
  • Fertility Drugs = 50%

    • Mail Order Prescription Copays / Copay (for a 90 day supply):

  • Generic = $30 copay
  • No Generic Available Preferred Brand = $40 copay
  • Preferred Brand = $80 copay
  • Non-Preferred Brand =$120 copay
  • Fertility Drugs = 50%
  • All regular status employees working 30+ hours per week
  • Spouse or same sex domestic partner and dependent child(ren) of eligible employee
  • Pre-existing condition clause exists

Date of hire or eligibility

none


Dental Plan

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution

    Preventive services

  • 100% of eligible expenses, no deductible. Maximum benefit for preventive services per year: $500 per individual
  • Individual deductible per calendar year: $50
  • Family deductible per calendar year: $150

    • Basic services:

  • 80% after deductible

    • Major services:

  • 50% after deductible
  • Maximum benefits for basic and major services per year: $1,500 per individual

    • Orthodontia:

  • 50% after deductible
  • Maximum lifetime benefit for orthodontia: $1,500 per individual

Note: Frequency limitations on certain services
  • All regular status employees working 30+ hours per week
  • Spouse or same sex domestic partner and dependent child(ren) of eligible employee
  • Pre-existing condition clause exists

Date of hire or eligibility

none


Vision Plan

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution

    Exam:

  • 100% of eligible expenses once every 12 months, $5 copay

    • Lenses/Frames:

  • Once every 24 months, $10 copay
  • Contact lenses (in lieu of glasses): once every 24 months

Note: Lenses, frames and contact lenses are subject to a maximum allowable benefit
  • All regular status employees working 30+ hours per week
  • Spouse or same sex domestic partner and dependent child(ren) of eligible employee
  • Pre-existing condition clause exist

Date of hire or eligibility

none

Note: Premiums required for dependent coverage


Sick Leave

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution
  • Used for personal illness/doctor's appointments
  • May be integrated with disability programs

    • Exempt:

  • Sick time taken as needed based on the honor system

    • Non-Exempt:

  • 10 days per year, bi-weekly accrual
  • No maximum accrual
  • All regular status employees
  • Prorated for part-time employees

Date of hire

none


Dependent Care & Health Care Reimbursement Accounts

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution

Enables employees to pay for dependent care and health care expenses with pretax dollars

All regular status employees working 30+ hours per week
  • Date of hire or eligibility
  • Every January 1
  • Upon family status change

Maximum of $5,000 annually for each reimbursement account


Tuition

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution
  • Employees may seek assistance for tuition and fees for academic education
  • Reimbursement of up to $5,250 per calendar year for cost of tuition, books, and parking for courses toward continuing education, certification program, associate's degree or a bachelor's degree
  • Reimbursement of up to $10,125 per calendar year for costs of tuition, books, and parking for courses toward a graduate or post-graduate degree
  • Reimbursement based on grade
  • All regular status employees working 30+ hours per week
  • Must be actively employed when the course begins and ends
  • Course, program or study must be pre-approved and considered job related
  • List of approved schools

Date of hire
  • Employee pays up front and may request reimbursement for eligible expenses
  • Eligible expenses over and above annual limits are the responsibility of the employee


Adoption Assistance

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution

Provides financial assistance up to $4,000 towards some expenses associated with adopting a child

All regular status employees working 30+ hours per week

Date of hire

None


Wireless Device Subsidy Program

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution

Employees are eligible to receive a subsidy on the purchase of a wireless device equipped with a QCT chipset once every two (2) years. The subsidy amount is dependent on the type of device purchased:

  • 100% up to $150 on the purchase of a mobile phone, or
  • 100% up to $150 on the purchase of a data card, or
  • 100% up to $150 on the purchase of a Kindle Reader, or
  • 100% up to $400 on the purchase of a laptop

All regular status U.S. employees who are regularly scheduled to work forty (40) hours per week

After 3 months of employment

Up front purchase price of wireless device


Matching Grant Program

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution
  • Provides one-for-one matching of employee contributions each fiscal year to IRS recognized non-profit organizations

Maximum amount:

  • All employees: $1,000
  • Director & Above: $5,000

All regular status employees working 30+ hours per week

Date of hire

None


QLife

Description Eligibility Eligibile Date Employee Contribution

See: work / life balance

Qualcomm employees and family members

Date of hire

None

Note: Some activities require participation fees