Does Cogent Communications pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cogent Communications employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cogent Communications. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cogent Communications?

23% of Cogent Communications employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cogent Communications 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 1.9 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cogent Communications?

National Account Manager (217) , Global Account Manager (132) , Regional Account Manager (129) , Account Manager (56) , Sales (21) , Regional Sales Manager (19) , Sales Manager (14) , Sales Representative (10) , Customer Support Engineer (9) , Account Executive (8) , Sales Associate (6) , Director (5) , Network Engineer (5) , Regional Account Manager I (5) , NAM (4)

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

"Good salary and easy to understand commission structure" ((in 46 reviews)); "Good People that were helpful" ((in 36 reviews)); "The company has good pay." ((in 33 reviews)); "Good Company to work for if you are ambitious and want a chance to make good commission checks." ((in 26 reviews)); "good training they send you to DC for a week to get you excited" ((in 19 reviews))

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

"Management is poor; goals unrealistic; leadership is in a vacuum" ((in 61 reviews)); "It really depends on the office you're in and the type of manager and director you have." ((in 36 reviews)); "The CEO acts like he doesn't care about his employees." ((in 29 reviews)); "The culture is toxic and cutthroat." ((in 27 reviews)); "The 'No Work From Home' policy is a major complaint of many of the employees." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cogent Communications layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Cogent Communications locations?

Herndon , Washington , New York , Houston , Los Angeles , Atlanta , San Francisco , Sterling , Pasadena , Philadelphia , Denver , Chicago , Austin , San Diego , Santa Clara , Boston , Miami , Dallas , Minneapolis , Columbus , Seattle , Phoenix , Arlington , Oakland , New Orleans , Tysons Corner , Charlotte , Overland Park , Boca Raton , Ashburn

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Cogent Communications reviews

2.3

23% would recommend to a friend

(892 total reviews)

Dave Schaeffer

22% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.5

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Work/Life balance

2.1

Career opportunities

1.9

Culture & values

1.9

Senior management

Cogent Communications has an employee rating of 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 892 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cogent Communications employee rating is 40% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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892 reviews

3.0

Jul 24, 2012

Classic Corporate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Young workforce and some cool people and if you're in NY theres a decent office vibe

Cons

Revolving Door and majority of decent accounts are owned by few....very specific product set to sell

2.0

Mar 18, 2012

No Support, No Movement

Regional account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Th competitive pay and benefits; comes with a signing bonus while you get your feet wet, company match kicks in right away on 401k, medical and dental very good. co-worker support and cohesion,

Cons

They bring you in to use you up then kick you out. There was only one employee on the sales team that was there longer than a year and she had bounced around in the company. It seems set up to be dead end within a year, give you quota targets that in such a competitive industry your bound to fizzle out, managerial support is non existent.

4.0

Aug 25, 2011

Very competitive, great incentives...50-60 cold calls a day.

Regional account manager i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

unlimited caps on commissions. if selling in a lit building, its the best bang for your buck in the market.

Cons

ineffective managers make it hard to preform job effectively. also, quote is ridiculously unachievable since almost everyone in the sales team is trying to target and sell to lit buildings.

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