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 been stable over the past 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 (2092) , Consultant (1536) , Senior Consultant (1414) , Senior Software Engineer (1097) , Business Analyst (535) , Lead Analyst (451) , Associate Software Engineer (447) , Software Developer (432) , IT Consultant (293) , Director (235) , Project Manager (219) , Associate Consultant (170) , Systems Engineer (154) , 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 2180 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy to get onto service desk for a first step into an IT career" ((in 750 reviews)); "The people that you work closely with are often great people and fun to be around." ((in 716 reviews)); "Working from home often is a very good culture and allows me to be more flexible." ((in 703 reviews)); "Work culture is good........you don't need to sit on desk for 9 hours." ((in 605 reviews))

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

"Low salary for the average technical positions (developers and IT consultants) compared to other similar companies in Lisbon." ((in 1152 reviews)); "Management is poor and not communicate very well to employees" ((in 764 reviews)); "No structured salary for different job groups Pay scale is low as compared to other organizations in market" ((in 572 reviews)); "but if you are under a bad manager then your hikes will not be good." ((in 332 reviews)); "low compensation (not competitive)" ((in 189 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

(17,860 total reviews)

François Boulanger

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

CGI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17,860 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).

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Reviews by job title

18K reviews

2.0

Dec 14, 2009

Could be better

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong PMO team, average benefits, share purchase plan a plus

Cons

- Pay is below industry average - Raises rarely meet cost of living - Bonuses are only given to sr. staff. - No personal or career development. - Knowledge sharing limited. - They have strong knowledge skill needs but would rather outsource for the skills than develop inhouse. - Mid level (PMO) management are leaned on too heavilly and are over worked and under supported. - Sr leadership oblivious to most issues affecting staff.

1.0

Dec 11, 2009

people only come to CGI if they are new in their career or at the tail end of their career; any top talent stays away

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Recognizable name which can add credibility to your resume.

Cons

One of the worst run organization within the GTA; very political, very bureaucratic; 2 tier systems; senior management / leadership team have a sense of entitlement; elitism. Exe Leadership Team is disconnected from the employee population; not concerned with company moral, satisfaction or development. Only concerned with margins to achieve their targets for own personal bonus payout while the rest of the employee population doesn’t achieve bonus. Constant company realignment creates a very confusing org chart; CGI Montreal operates to a different set of operating guideline b/c they are French and in Montreal. HR offering are not unilateral; different offerings for different lob’s due to mergers and acquisitions. No sense of leadership at pretty much any level.

2.0

Dec 8, 2009

2 out of 5

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good travel package and good work-from-home plan.

Cons

Too much red tape and senior management don't know what they are doing. Very limited training and knowledge sharing. Little opportunity for career growth and development. Okay benefits and salaries.

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