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?

"Good benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great benefits and people who are interesting." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good Pay and Benefits also if you like the type of work you'll enjoy going to work everyday." ((in 6 reviews)); "International travel, impactful work, full time language training, quality co" ((in 6 reviews)); "Mission, Benefits, Opportunities, Challenges, Growth" ((in 4 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 10 reviews)); "Horrible, abusive management." ((in 9 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

Ratings by category

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

147 reviews

4.0

Jan 14, 2014

Great career

Senior support integration officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mission impact, international travel, opportunities to make history and provide policy makers critical intelligence to make informed decisions to protect the citizens of the United States

Cons

Restrictions on certain things, lots of regulations and bureaucracy that can restrict some creativity, work balance issues and unaccompanied assignments to dangerous areas

5.0

Oct 14, 2013

Chief Interrogation Officer

Chief interrogator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Interrogation techniques are utilised on a daily basis -Good pay considering I get to do something which I love -Progression opportunities within the organisation

Cons

-long hours travelling to far away countries -travel to far away countries which are very hot -No work/life balance, job is your life

5.0

Sep 7, 2013

Challenging, entertaining, and exciting

Telecommunications specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the assignments are overseas, The pay plus benefits are good. The job was exciting.

Cons

Personally, I try to make the best of any situation, so I don't focus on the negatives.

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