Does CGI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CGI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CGI. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CGI?

72% of CGI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CGI 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CGI?

Software Engineer (2099) , Consultant (1537) , Senior Consultant (1416) , Senior Software Engineer (1098) , Business Analyst (535) , Lead Analyst (451) , Associate Software Engineer (447) , Software Developer (432) , IT Consultant (293) , Director (236) , Project Manager (219) , Associate Consultant (170) , Systems Engineer (155) , Manager (124) , Senior Business Analyst (110)

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

"1. Good work life balance: usually can get off work on time and no calls on weekends." ((in 2163 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy to get onto service desk for a first step into an IT career" ((in 757 reviews)); "The people that you work closely with are often great people and fun to be around." ((in 708 reviews)); "Working from home often is a very good culture and allows me to be more flexible." ((in 706 reviews)); "Work culture is good........you don't need to sit on desk for 9 hours." ((in 610 reviews))

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

"It gives low salary and very less hike" ((in 1132 reviews)); "Management is poor and not communicate very well to employees" ((in 761 reviews)); "No structured salary for different job groups Pay scale is low as compared to other organizations in market" ((in 570 reviews)); "but if you are under a bad manager then your hikes will not be good." ((in 332 reviews)); "No training for new hires and ongoing training consists of access to a portal with online classes of poor quality." ((in 190 reviews))

What are employees saying about CGI layoffs in 2026?

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

CGI reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(17,883 total reviews)

François Boulanger

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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CGI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17,883 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CGI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

18K reviews

3.0

Feb 2, 2012

OK but not that great

Senior business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interaction with Senior Mgmt. Work Life Balance Good Client Interaction -Direct Client relation

Cons

Not enough Clients. Work Class is not very good... Biased toward region. No Promotion Clarity. Appraisal process is not up to the mark

3.0

Jan 31, 2012

alright experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paychecks are alright. Good benefits. great locations not the most difficult to get in.

Cons

management play politics overtime sometimes lack of promotion

2.0

Jan 30, 2012

IF you work hard, long billed and management hours and are self learner it is consulting for you

Solutions architecture consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well located Dedicated and professional people excellent Clientele and challenges Good social involvement started recently health and life balance programs and gym well needed. Small bonus but excellent 40h salaries. International but very isolated divisions.

Cons

Everyone have to billed some customers and projects. Money machine for TSX. pressure is usually high so are the challenges and most clients. Lots of burnouts, could be avoided if management did some mentoring Everyone is a consultant! Lots of grey hair thinking with it experience. Little training and top down management very imper$onal

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