Does Broadcom pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Broadcom employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Broadcom. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Broadcom?

51% of Broadcom employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Broadcom 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Broadcom?

Software Engineer (327) , Senior Software Engineer (162) , Principal Engineer (119) , Technical Support Engineer (117) , Principal Software Engineer (115) , Engineer (104) , Intern (93) , Staff Engineer (80) , Member Of Technical Staff (75) , Manager (63) , IC Design Engineer (55) , Director (51) , Staff Software Engineer (51) , Solutions Architect (49) , Test Engineer (46)

What are the pros of working at Broadcom according to real employee reviews?

"1. Overall CTC (Pay) is good (due to RSUs and ESPP option)" ((in 465 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 332 reviews)); "Stock price is good if you have a lot of them salary is about average." ((in 322 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 299 reviews)); "Compensation was good but not notably better than my prior employers in the SF Bay Area." ((in 253 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 230 reviews)); "bad management and not that efficient." ((in 220 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 136 reviews)); "No work from home if there is an nearby office" ((in 113 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 87 reviews))

What are employees saying about Broadcom layoffs in 2026?

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

Broadcom reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(6,367 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

61% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Broadcom has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,367 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Broadcom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

5.0

Nov 2, 2017

Great Company to develop cutting edge technology

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to develop state-of-the -art technology. Compensation is very good, specially with stock grants.

Cons

Company tends to layoff frequently and keep barely enough people to staff projects. That puts a lot of pressure on current employees and gives no job security

2.0

Sep 27, 2017

Always under a microscope

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and financial benefits

Cons

Unlimited vacation means VERY limited vacation Constantly looking to lay off people Training on internal processes practically non existent Reactive instead of proactive

4.0

Sep 12, 2017

Excellent pay and but bad job security

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work, highly competitive package Exorbitantly high RSUs , seriously , no company is even close.

Cons

Layoff is a norm, happens every quarter

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Great Company to develop cutting edge technology

Always under a microscope

Excellent pay and but bad job security

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