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 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Broadcom?

50% 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 (326) , Senior Software Engineer (161) , Principal Engineer (119) , Technical Support Engineer (116) , 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 461 reviews)); "Stock price is good if you have a lot of them salary is about average." ((in 321 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 314 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 301 reviews)); "Compensation was good but not notably better than my prior employers in the SF Bay Area." ((in 267 reviews))

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

"bad management and not that efficient." ((in 233 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 228 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 132 reviews)); "No work from home and on call" ((in 116 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 83 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

50% would recommend to a friend

(6,355 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

60% 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 6,355 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).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

Apr 3, 2011

amazing

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great people, ample opportunities, competetive pay,

Cons

more processes being added complacence and beaurocracy increasing less rewarding from the last couple of years

4.0

Mar 25, 2011

Good work environment with good compensation but lack of overall strategy @ lower level employees

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall the employees are smart and you feel you are working with good set of engineers Good compensation which includes equity

Cons

Big company with a small company attitude Everything should have been done yesterday and willing to work crazy to do it soon w/o knowing how it fits in bigger picture You won't know where you are heading - you would know company's direction but won't know where your group is heading

4.0

Mar 24, 2011

Nice Experience

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Environment , friendly and caring mannagement

Cons

Tough Schedule, sometimes work on weekend

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