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 4% 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 3.1 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?

"Most of the people are great and very intelligent." ((in 125 reviews)); "Working at CNN had great benefits and you felt part of the news each and every day." ((in 124 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with and you're guaranteed to grow with the company." ((in 43 reviews)); "The team is great and family like" ((in 33 reviews)); "Great perks and culture." ((in 28 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 41 reviews)); "HR and hiring managers don't take chances on internal employees." ((in 30 reviews)); "No work life balance for journalists" ((in 29 reviews)); "Salary is low but media salaries in PH are low in general anyway." ((in 28 reviews)); "Constantly restructuring and frequent layoffs" ((in 21 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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3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,030 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

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

CNN has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,030 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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1K reviews

3.0

May 12, 2025

Lack of development

Business administration

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Decent health benefits - Flexible work environment for non-producers/show teams and technical staff - Casual dress - Creative environment - Most people are very friendly and helpful

Cons

- Consistent change with little change management strategy - Lower pay scale for some positions - Lack of upskilling employees - little development opportunity - Higher ups make poor decisions without consulting Sr Directors - VP level - Heavily matrixed org -- hard to know who to go for what due to constant change and lack of communication - Never has been the same since Jeff Zucker left and they got rid of a lot of original programming

5.0

May 5, 2025

Ecomm

Ecommerce manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun place to work remote

Cons

Can’t move higher than management

3.0

May 5, 2025

Not a bright future

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and people are generally nice.

Cons

Incompetent management, with no vision. Company is rotting from within.

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