CIENA CORPORATION Compensation Employee Reviews | Comparably
CIENA CORPORATION Claimed Company
Ciena is a networking systems, services, and software company. We're driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation—enabling our customers to adapt within ever-changing environments to deliver richer, more connected experiences for their business and users. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
114
TOTAL
RATINGS
990
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CIENA CORPORATION Compensation Employee Reviews

What is the best part about your compensation package?

The vision package and dental ok

Posted 9 days ago

Commission structure is the best part

Very standard with market and other perks like fitness care, health care, insurance, covid special package and leaves.

Review from IT Dept

Flexible PTO, competitive industry/market pay.

The annual bonus and PTO.

I like all of it.

Review from Sales Dept

Some companies will have a 70/30 split when it comes to the medical coverage. Ciena covers 100% for employees and qualified dependents and have added various additional benefits such as life and disability.

100% of medical is covered by the company - no deductions, even for qualified dependents. Wellness and Pandemic benefits have been updated to ensure relevance.

Salary bonus flextime matching healthcare

Review from Sales Dept

Its as per market standards.

Review from IT Dept

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

Benefits are too expensive and we are not paid equally compared to other companies

Review Sentiment at CIENA CORPORATION

87
87%
13
13%

About CIENA CORPORATION's Compensation

A-
76/100

Where This Score Ranks CIENA CORPORATION's Compensation

TOP
15%

In the Top 15% of 1748 similar size companies on Comparably

TOP
30%

In the Top 30% of 255 companies in Boston

3rd

3rd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

47 employees at CIENA CORPORATION score their wages and compensation an A- on average. As a testament to this, when employees are asked “Do you believe you're paid fairly?”, 70% say Yes. The Engineering department is the most satisfied with their compensation, ranking it 89/100, a full 7 pts above the IT department. If you want detailed data about CIENA CORPORATION's wages, see the <a href="https://www.comparably.com/companies/ciena-corporation/salaries">wage breakdown by department, job titles, locations, and more.</a>

Rate Compensation the Highest

  • Ethnicity - Other
    +16%
  • Department - Engineering
    +13%
  • Department - Sales
    +13%

Rate Compensation the Lowest

  • Ethnicity - Caucasian
    -11%
  • Gender - Female
    +3%
  • Department - IT
    +6%

How CIENA CORPORATION's Compensation Score is Calculated

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Results from 47 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
Yes70%
No30%
Do you believe you're paid fairly?
AnswerPercent
Yes74%
No26%
Are you satisfied with your Benefits?
AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Does your company give annual bonuses?
AnswerPercent
Every 6 months or less0%
Every year100%
Every 2 years0%
Every 3 years or more0%
Never0%
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