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)); "Salary is good and competitive" ((in 323 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 323 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 305 reviews)); "Good compensation is offered by the company and work in electronic city where rent is less" ((in 260 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 231 reviews)); "bad management and not that efficient." ((in 223 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 143 reviews)); "Even during Covid19 no work from home given and forcing employees to come to office." ((in 116 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 86 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.

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Broadcom reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(6,368 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

61% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

2.7

Culture & values

Broadcom has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,368 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).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

Jan 22, 2016

Great Engineers, Poor management

Rf designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are many bright engineers at Broadcom who work hard and are good at what they do.

Cons

The company management under Scott McGreggor has been poor, with many failed strategies for growth.

3.0

Jan 22, 2016

Engineering

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Been lucky with good managers that believe is sound engineering and auditing Flexible working hours around core hours Lots of interesting work

Cons

Quiet geek work force that is not great at sharing info, and into personal engineering. Being sold out by Henry (22% of voting stock) and Nick (25% of voting stock) COE scott - poor decisions in getting into DTV and Mobile, with a exec team that let him do it!

2.0

Jan 2, 2016

Once a good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Projects could be exciting Some people are nice to work with Campus is nice

Cons

Total compensation is low Not enough new work

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