Does CNN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CNN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CNN. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CNN?

57% of CNN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CNN 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CNN?

Intern (89) , Producer (64) , Associate Producer (55) , Production Assistant (41) , Senior Producer (19) , Journalist (18) , Writer (18) , Internship (17) , Manager (17) , Editor (15) , Video Editor (14) , Reporter (13) , Journalist/Reporter (11) , News Assistant (11) , Director (9)

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

"Working at CNN had great benefits and you felt part of the news each and every day." ((in 131 reviews)); "Most of the people are great and very intelligent." ((in 123 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with and you're guaranteed to grow with the company." ((in 41 reviews)); "The team is great and family like" ((in 38 reviews)); "salary is good and decent" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Long hours and I don’t get home until later" ((in 42 reviews)); "No work life balance for journalists" ((in 29 reviews)); "HR and hiring managers don't take chances on internal employees." ((in 29 reviews)); "Poor leadership, hyper" ((in 19 reviews)); "Layoffs are common." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about CNN layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,028 total reviews)

Jeff Zucker

33% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

CNN has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,028 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CNN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Médias et communication industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0

Nov 19, 2015

Interesting environment, unpredictable duration of job

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Got to see journalism first hand, exciting atmosphere

Cons

The pay was horrible, the interns (and cameramen) were treated like disposable objects by management. No one was sure if they would be allowed to stay or fired within the next few months.

3.0

Aug 27, 2020

Interesting experience

Regional sales director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

being close to key decisions-makers & brands with a strategic lookout to their needs/ access to amazing journalists, content producers / salary in management positions competitive/ flexibility in home office

Cons

lack of management vision / lack of trainings/ deficiency in the tools to work with/ reactive to market trends vs proactive / extremely "political" company/ buyout by ATT doesn't bring much for now / very high pacing, not necessarily due to the business but also to the industry

3.0

May 16, 2018

Poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

money / location / offices / people / big name

Cons

poor management no training no human

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