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?

"Working at CNN had great benefits and you felt part of the news each and every day." ((in 129 reviews)); "Most of the people are great and very intelligent." ((in 121 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with and you're guaranteed to grow with the company." ((in 40 reviews)); "The team is great and family like" ((in 37 reviews)); "Learned a lot about the tv news industry and got to watch leaders in the field work" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Low pay and dying industries" ((in 52 reviews)); "Long hours and I don’t get home until later" ((in 41 reviews)); "No work life balance for journalists" ((in 31 reviews)); "Salary is low but media salaries in PH are low in general anyway." ((in 31 reviews)); "HR and hiring managers don't take chances on internal employees." ((in 30 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

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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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5.0

Feb 12, 2014

The best diverse and global news company you could ever work for.

Senior graphic designer

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Pros

They celebrate diversity and they listen to the employees' needs and opinions.

Cons

The only con about the company is trying to find their voice again in the news media of opinions without siding on any bipartisan.

2.0

Feb 12, 2014

In IT some groups excel, some patently awful and no incentive for them to improve

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Some teams really are top notch and a genuine pleasure to work with. Experts in their fields and darned clever problem solvers. Love working with these groups, no BS. Passionate about what they do and it shows!

Cons

I do not know how some groups in IT survive when it is 100% clear to any competent developer just how bad they are. No understanding of basics like object-oriented programming, recursive functions, etc. and entire projects' worth of unusable spaghetti code. Internal feedback? "Embarrassing." But somehow they are left to persist because the group leads are good at CYA.

4.0

Jan 15, 2014

great opportunity to work at a national news level.

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits, great culture, competitive pay.

Cons

Long hours, upward mobility can be hindered if not in a growing department.

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