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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

2.0

Feb 3, 2014

Engineering director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New technologies. Good opportunities. Great engineering talent.

Cons

Semiconductor chips do not have high margins when it goes in consumer products.

2.0

Jan 31, 2014

Horrible Team in Broadcom!

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work is good for learning and more execution oriented good team and competitive enviornment Good Money

Cons

Expectation is to be a Workaholic Unrealistic Deadlines & Toooo Much of Artificial Pressure More like a Chinese company...Less importance for quality and more importance for schedule No Respect for Employees!! HR is a joke!!!NO HR Policies or Code of conduct applicable for management!! No FEEDBACK MECHANISM FOR MANAGERS.. Treats employs like machines not humans & by default weekends are considered to be working days Spoils the work life balance.. No Team lunch or No Team outing ..!!!

3.0

Jan 29, 2014

Bad Life-Work Balance

Software systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of work, ownership and responsibilities are given early on. No late night meetings or calls.

Cons

Hires very less number of employees, give 2 people work to one and no proper work scheduling, never let you be free, more contractor than the regular employees

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