Does CIA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CIA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CIA. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CIA?

74% of CIA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CIA 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CIA?

Intelligence Analyst (10) , Analyst (8) , Project Manager (4) , Data Scientist (3) , Officer (3) , Operations Officer (3) , Agent (2) , Case Officer (2) , Deputy Director (2) , Logistics Officer (2) , Political Analyst (2) , Science, Technology, and Weapons Analyst (2) , Security Officer (2) , Senior Analyst (2) , Senior Manager (2)

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

"Great benefits, including pension with employer contributions" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great people, great learning experience, exposure to different aspects of this world is very enlightening." ((in 7 reviews)); "lot of exposure to interesting work driving important mission" ((in 6 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good." ((in 6 reviews)); "Fantastisch training." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"1. Long hours; 2. Sometimes you have to work with people that should have left years ago." ((in 9 reviews)); "Horrible, abusive management." ((in 8 reviews)); "CIA managers are not trained to recognize FMLA or ADA protected absences, particularly for sandwich generation employees, or those with caregiving responsibilities." ((in 3 reviews)); "low salary" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed CIA locations?

Washington , McLean , Langley , Herndon , Arlington , Ashburn , Fairfax , Oakton , Ithaca , Anchorage , Dallas , Laguna Woods , Puyallup , Portland , Bethesda , Wauwatosa , Phila , Headquarters

CIA reviews

3.7

74% would recommend to a friend

(147 total reviews)

William Burns

89% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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CIA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 147 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CIA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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147 reviews

4.0

Aug 11, 2023

An information junkies heaven

Senior intelligence analyst - security

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Access to high level information regarding US policy Working with the brightest minds in the world Access to high quality training International Relations experience

Cons

Invasive in personal life, which unfortunately is the trade off for access to classified information. Can involve travel and job with high risks Can bring work home, so may work long hours. Often requires secrecy which can affect relationship with family and friends.

4.0

Jul 19, 2023

Pretty Cool

Intelligence analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The mission is always a pro, you are working towards a goal that you believe in (hopefully). Good pay, co workers and managers were great, lots of room for movement either to different departments to work on very different areas of projects or upwards to management roles

Cons

different departments seem to not work super well together, almost feels they are always competing with each other for a slice of the pie expect long hours, 100% in office, not being able to talk about work to friends and/or family

5.0

Oct 9, 2022

N/A

Strategic management executive/analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Serve your country in a high speed, low drag, organization.

Cons

None that I can think of.

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