Does Intel Corporation pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Intel Corporation employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Intel Corporation. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Intel Corporation?

68% of Intel Corporation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Intel Corporation 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Intel Corporation?

Software Engineer (2380) , Process Engineer (1102) , Intern (736) , Manufacturing Technician (727) , Engineer (608) , Soc Design Engineer (601) , Senior Software Engineer (598) , Product Development Engineer (454) , Component Design Engineer (371) , Design Engineer (329) , Internship (323) , Engineering Manager (288) , Graduate Technical Intern (284) , Hardware Engineer (274) , Validation Engineer (271)

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

"A good place to work and learn as well as work life balance is very good." ((in 3636 reviews)); "Good benefits and lots of room to move around in your career if you’re under 40." ((in 3231 reviews)); "Lots of great people are still in the engineering workforce and some parts of Intel function pretty well." ((in 2135 reviews)); "Good salary and good all things" ((in 1026 reviews)); "Good work culture and all good" ((in 848 reviews))

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

"Company has bad management and bad Decision" ((in 945 reviews)); "Frequent reorganizations and layoffs create instability and impact long" ((in 762 reviews)); "If your manager is bad (which is most of the time) your life will be miserable." ((in 703 reviews)); "Long hours and no enough information given out for a site that is more than likely closing" ((in 333 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are in direct revolt against CEO and his plans." ((in 235 reviews))

What are employees saying about Intel Corporation layoffs in 2026?

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

Intel Corporation reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(31,938 total reviews)

Lip-Bu Tan

66% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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Intel Corporation has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 31,938 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Intel Corporation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

32K reviews

1.0

Mar 18, 2026

So many layoffs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and good health insurance.

Cons

Never ending lay offs. One lay off after another. This company's management only knows how to lay off people and nothing else.

5.0

Mar 18, 2026

Environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best place to work for semiconductor professionals

Cons

The pay is less compare to industry standards.

3.0

Mar 17, 2026

Still highly recommended in order to join semi industry; not if you love sw dev more

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Full tech stack across different fancy CPU/GPU technology; interesting work to resolve; friendly coworker; not always push as hell; proud to work on some products you can actually buy for yourself

Cons

new CEO canceled Q&A per Q; no quarterly review anymore, you will only receive feedback by end-of-year; have 0 understanding what the larger blueprint looks like; completely no transparency anymore from any level; frequent layoffs regardless behaviors.

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