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?

"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.

CNN reviews

3.5

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

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

CNN has an employee rating of 3.5 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Sep 27, 2014

Company is going downhill....FAST!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are amazing! And the people doing the work are great! These two things made it incredibly hard for me to leave.

Cons

Management is terrible. They have no sense of what they are doing, action is mistaken for progress. Management has a heightened sense of themselves, and put meetings and email above all else, even the work. They will ask to do something different for the sake of doing something different. Rather than focusing on improving the quality of the content, the goal at CNN seems to focus more on gimmicks and being different instead of the quality of the content. Big money and sponsorships drive the content, quality isn't even thought of.

1.0

Mar 15, 2010

There's nothing "family-friendly" about CNN.

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to get experience, looks good on resume

Cons

CNN is a good place to work if you don't inconvenience management by having a family and daring them to uphold their "family-friendly" policies. When I began job-sharing, I consistently received poor performance reviews, despite the quality of my work not changing. I eventually was let go because management couldn't make me quit. This was a much better, more innovative company under Ted Turner. Now it's just another big corporation that only cares about the stockholders.

1.0

Oct 30, 2009

A shallow company, the product speaks for itself

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is ok, but the company is run by to many managers.

Cons

superfutial commercial-led cultural values, us-centric popular-based entertainment encouraging consumerism. weak content, and endless repetition. Actually thats just the good points. . . .

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