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 4% 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 454 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 352 reviews)); "Salary is good and competitive" ((in 324 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 302 reviews)); "Compensation was good but not notably better than my prior employers in the SF Bay Area." ((in 255 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 226 reviews)); "bad management and not that efficient." ((in 224 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 138 reviews)); "Even during Covid19 no work from home given and forcing employees to come to office." ((in 110 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 88 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.

What are the top reviewed Broadcom locations?

München , Darmstadt , Regensburg

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Broadcom reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(6,362 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

61% 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 6,362 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

5.0

Jun 21, 2008

Rewarding & Challenging

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Broadcom benefits from having a great collection of skilled engineers, with very little dead weight. This means that you find yourself working with talented people, who for the most part are enjoying their own work. It pays well, offers good benefits, and while it doesnt always succeed, it certainly tries to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Additionally, I find Broadcom to be a very much empowered company, where I certainly spend my time working constructively on the job I was hired to do, and dont find myself in endless meetings, or held up with endless and unnecessary beurocracy. Lots of little 'extras' help keep the staff happy.

Cons

Like most tech companies, there can be long hours that go with the rewards, most notably around product tapeouts and delivery.

2.0

Jun 13, 2008

Great employees, lack of growth opportunities

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great group of engineers and technologies. Very engineering driven culture which sometimes doesn't work for employees looking to grow into technology management rather than specific engineering management roles. Great benefits and equity (options + RSUs). Base salary seems to be a lower (atleast 5-15% lower) than the rest of the industry.

Cons

Very engineering driven and not enough opportunities to grow inside the company. Engineers will remain engineers seems to be the motto of the company. No opportunity to work for diverse groups inside the company. The HR policies seem to make it extremely difficult to transfer out from one group to another group; that said HR works very hard for the employees

3.0

Jun 12, 2008

Mixed review due to the big cons that offset the positives.

Hardware engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best semiconductor companies to work for, but that isn't saying much. The others that I consider in the same league are Nvidia, Qualcomm, Apple, Cisco. Opportunity to work on cutting edge products with relatively fast product cycles. Varies greatly depending on the many different groups within Broadcom.

Cons

Low salary, hard work, getting more corporate, uneven work distribution, poor communication between management and engineering. Career path and goals are not defined. There is a lot of title inflation, so when you join, make sure you fight for the highest title.

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