Does CN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CN. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CN?

57% of CN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CN 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CN?

Railroad Conductor (126) , Locomotive Engineer (75) , Train Conductor (55) , Conductor (49) , Freight Conductor (49) , Intern (23) , Manager (21) , Project Manager (21) , Trainmaster (19) , Analyst (15) , Supervisor (15) , Carman (14) , Heavy Equipment Operator (14) , Engineer (13) , Freight Train Conductor (13)

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

"Pay is good and stock plan is nice.." ((in 270 reviews)); "The benefits are good and it’s steady" ((in 212 reviews)); "Ok pay good pension and benifits" ((in 79 reviews)); "Good salary and IT challenges" ((in 74 reviews)); "And good money if you are in the right place for doing very little work." ((in 63 reviews))

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

"no work life balance and 24/7 scheduling" ((in 93 reviews)); "Long hours and being on call at all hour can be difficult for most people with families at home." ((in 69 reviews)); "It can be difficult to get time off" ((in 26 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and employee/management shortage" ((in 25 reviews)); "They don't care about you or your family they just want the bottom $. 1 in 4 managers are good." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about CN layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed CN locations?

Homewood , Chicago , Memphis , Stevens Point , Fond du Lac , Gary , Jackson , Baton Rouge , Champaign , Duluth , Battle Creek , Detroit , Waterloo , Proctor , Superior , Milwaukee , Flat Rock , Port Huron , New Orleans , Joliet , Markham , Decatur , Wisconsin Rapids , Burlington , Minneapolis , Mattoon , Libertyville , Naperville , Willow Springs , Effingham

CN reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,534 total reviews)

Tracy Robinson

49% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

CN has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,534 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Dec 8, 2019

Company leadership is a mess right now

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people at the non-executive level Good benefits and excellent employee share plan

Cons

Recent executive team is all about money for themselves with zero caring or compassion for employees as illustrated by recent major layoffs even though the company is still making over $1 billion in profits.

CN Response

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We pride ourselves on providing our team with great working conditions and benefits including the ability to develop themselves and grow their careers. We are disappointed to hear of your experience and hope you shared your thoughts with our colleague during your exit interview so we can develop strategies to do better in the future.

4.0

Nov 28, 2019

ETL; RPA; SAP HCM

Automation & optimization

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good entry level jobs, decent starting salary

Cons

Tough to move up and get noticed

1.0

Nov 28, 2019

Toxic working environment, bad management

It senior specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have been working here for 12 years. Stable pension, pay, benefits, work location right off metro and train station.

Cons

Management have never been so bad. They appoint managers which don’t know anything about the team’s technical specification and knowledges. Management is a joke, toxic work environment. Basically you need to get the manager to like you or will be fired. Massive lay off going on even the news couldn’t cover. They start outsourcing, hiring employees from philipines and India just to cut cost while firing their long time employees (in I.T). Sad to see colleagues go. Upper management don’t know what they are doing.

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