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

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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

Dec 30, 2011

Great place to work in IT if you don't mind being underpaid.

It professional

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- The mission and impact on real events can't be beaten. - In general, the workforce is among the most dedicated I've ever seen. - Overseas opportunities. - Work/life balance

Cons

It's in the Federal Government, so you have all the same cons: - Bad senior management, severe lack of leadership - Poor performers shuffled around and not fired. - Lack of pay equality to private sector professionals doing the same job - Over-reliance on contractors at the expense of caring about staff in technology fields - Odds of promotion from GS-15 to the executive levels are extremely remote. The executive managers get big bonuses each year while the rest of us on the GS scale get nothing.

4.0

Nov 4, 2011

Glorified journalist.

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Serving your country. Relative job security. Good stepping stone for international relations majors to other analyst jobs. D.C. Area is a great place to work and network

Cons

Most intelligence is open source( newspapers) so it's not as glamorous as its made out to be Office politics No one will read what you compile

4.0

Mar 6, 2011

Excellent experience, great career, great mission, superb opportunity to serve the nation.

Deputy group director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Meaningful mission. Rewards if one works hard, does well, and is a little lucky. Meeting phenomenal people who put mission and country before self and money.

Cons

Poor management at senior levels is not recognized and corrected. Constant reorganization and movement of people.

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