Is CDW a good company to work for?

CDW has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,100 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at CDW to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about CDW have been left by employees working as Technical Lead , Campus Intern and Internship .

Does CDW pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CDW employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CDW. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CDW?

62% of CDW employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CDW 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CDW?

Account Manager (744) , Account Representative (172) , Senior Account Manager (78) , Sales (68) , Sales Intern (58) , Project Manager (55) , Manager (54) , Intern (45) , Sales Representative (45) , Inside Sales Account Manager (43) , Solutions Architect (38) , Consultant (37) , Service Desk Analyst (37) , Account Executive (35) , Sales Manager (32)

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

"There is a great culture in each individual branch as well as across the nation as one unified company." ((in 440 reviews)); "The people you work with on a day to day basis are all great people!" ((in 322 reviews)); "CDW offers great benefits and a company you can be proud to say you work for." ((in 277 reviews)); "There is also a great work life balance as long as you prove that you are a high performer." ((in 214 reviews)); "There was a lot of great training on the different technologies and products on an ongoing basis." ((in 167 reviews))

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

"Pay is low and "raises" are less than 3% yet your review will always say how great of a worker you are." ((in 262 reviews)); "Salaries are low and don't seem to be adjusted for higher cost of living areas." ((in 186 reviews)); "Management for Sales support is poor except for a few Team Leaders that have been there for a while." ((in 170 reviews)); "the problem is the managers have been thre too long so don't know what the real world is like any more." ((in 94 reviews)); "disgustingly low base salary 30k when you start and then goes to 25k when you get "promoted"" ((in 83 reviews))

What are employees saying about CDW layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed CDW locations?

Chicago , Vernon Hills , Lincolnshire , Chandler , Shelton , Madison , Cherry Hill , Dallas , Tampa , Herndon , New York , Mettawa , Eatontown , Reston , San Antonio , Tempe , Las Vegas , Voorhees , Minneapolis , Milwaukee , Atlanta , Seattle , Cleveland , Phoenix , Austin , Indianapolis , Philadelphia , Boston , Houston , Los Angeles

CDW reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(4,633 total reviews)

Christine Leahy

61% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

CDW has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,633 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CDW employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Oct 27, 2017

Good stable place to work in IT

Field solution architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is very stable, great place to work when you are raising a family and need stability. Top leadership seems to have good vision and company has been outperforming peers and the industry compared to traditional IT infrastructure vendors. Never had any issues with requesting time off to support family with young kids, dealing with child illness, etc. Never feel any pressure when I need some time for personal issues, which isn't always the case in this industry. The company is filled with a lot of genuinely nice and helpful people, don't have to deal with backstabbing co-workers.

Cons

Company can be very slow to change, there is some bureaucracy as one would expect working for any large company, and pay may not be top-tier but it's OK and as I mentioned there are other benefits to working here in terms of stability and quality of the people.

2.0

Aug 10, 2017

Avoid!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from Home (depending on dept/team depends if you can and how often)

Cons

Poor Supervisors with no experience and no training. Pay is low and "raises" are less than 3% yet your review will always say how great of a worker you are. Going above and beyond will become the norm or is considered to be a part of your job. Laziness and stupidity are valued and praised yet hard workers are just given more work since they are the only competent people. There needs to be more oversight as to who gets hired and how skilled they are. Last few people hired on my team can't even send a properly worded email and yet the Supervisor loves them and praises them for doing crap work. Favoritism will get you a long way at this company. If you try to transfer out of your team/dept, HR will give some bs about how you cannot get more than a 10% raise, yet they offer outsiders double/triple the amount for the same role. So there is no incentive to want to transfer.

1.0

Apr 7, 2017

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great first start to your career and to learn about VAR operations.

Cons

Lack of diversity, lack of investment, unfair treatment, cliquish.

CDW Response

9y

Thanks for taking the time to provide feedback on your experience. Many roles at CDW provide great insight into the various aspects of the technology industry. CDW is incredibly committed to attracting, retaining and engaging a diverse workforce. We are proud of the numerous programs we've implemented to help every coworker be as successful as possible. We take any claims not in line with The CDW Way very serious. I encourage you to contact the Ethics and Compliance Office directly by calling 847.419.6160 or feel free to contact me directly Jen Sommesi jennlau@cdw.com 312-705-0157.

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