Does CGI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CGI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CGI. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CGI?

72% of CGI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CGI 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CGI?

Software Engineer (2099) , Consultant (1538) , Senior Consultant (1418) , Senior Software Engineer (1100) , Business Analyst (537) , Lead Analyst (453) , Associate Software Engineer (448) , Software Developer (432) , IT Consultant (293) , Director (236) , Project Manager (219) , Associate Consultant (170) , Systems Engineer (155) , Manager (124) , Senior Business Analyst (110)

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

"1. Good work life balance: usually can get off work on time and no calls on weekends." ((in 2160 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy to get onto service desk for a first step into an IT career" ((in 768 reviews)); "The people that you work closely with are often great people and fun to be around." ((in 730 reviews)); "Working from home often is a very good culture and allows me to be more flexible." ((in 713 reviews)); "Work culture is good........you don't need to sit on desk for 9 hours." ((in 600 reviews))

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

"Low salary for the average technical positions (developers and IT consultants) compared to other similar companies in Lisbon." ((in 1154 reviews)); "Management is poor and not communicate very well to employees" ((in 782 reviews)); "No structured salary for different job groups Pay scale is low as compared to other organizations in market" ((in 581 reviews)); "but if you are under a bad manager then your hikes will not be good." ((in 336 reviews)); "low compensation (not competitive)" ((in 190 reviews))

What are employees saying about CGI layoffs in 2026?

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

CGI reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(17,902 total reviews)

François Boulanger

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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CGI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17,902 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CGI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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18K reviews

4.0

Mar 30, 2013

Great Work life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance, flexible schedule

Cons

inefficiencies, people take advantage of large company

4.0

Mar 30, 2013

Good working environment and enough flexibility to new technical skills

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company gives employees the entrepreneurship opportunities to develop cost effective solutions for the customers

Cons

As the company is growing very fast in India. The company should effectively implement rotation policy to remove job monotony and effective utilization of resource skill sets .

2.0

Mar 30, 2013

Disrespectful of employees. Only a good place for somebody starting out.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stock purchase plan; amount matched by company.

Cons

Incompetent management; don't listen to staff. Quote from manager "We are looking for 'generalists' not 'experts.'"

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