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 451 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 327 reviews)); "Salary is good and competitive" ((in 322 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 296 reviews)); "Good compensation is offered by the company and work in electronic city where rent is less" ((in 253 reviews))

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

"bad management and not that efficient." ((in 229 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 227 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 134 reviews)); "No work from home and on call" ((in 119 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 81 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

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(6,368 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

61% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Broadcom has an employee rating of 3.4 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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

Jul 8, 2014

software engineer

Senior staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work and life balance. Good pay.

Cons

Going downward due to mobile business

2.0

Jul 8, 2014

Roller Coaster

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work and great people if in right team at right time - Good severance amount - Relatively easy internal transfers

Cons

- Screwed up if in wrong team at wrong time - HR? No, they don't exist in India - All the politics been played at very higher management leaves nothing for Indian guys to play with

3.0

Jul 7, 2014

Many intelligent and smart persons company

Principal ic design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Have much latest knowledge and know-how. 2. Almost unlimited resource to engineers. 3. Work and life balance. 4. Not too bad pay.

Cons

1.Bad market strategy. 2. Too many politics. 3. Worse and worse benefit since 2008. 4. Communication when remote site cooperation.

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