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Working at BlackBerry

Zippia score 4.1

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BlackBerry overview

Industry
Software
Revenue
$853M
Headquarters
Employees
4,044
Founded in
1984
Website
Organization type
Public
Social media
BlackBerry is a line of smartphones, tablets, and services originally designed and marketed by Canadian company BlackBerry Limited.
The staff at BlackBerry come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 33.5% female and 50.7% ethnic minorities. BlackBerry employees are slightly more likely to be members of the Democratic Party than the Republican Party, with 62.0% of employees identifying as members of the Democratic Party. Despite their political differences, employees at BlackBerry seem to be happy. The company has great employee retention with staff members usually staying for 4.1 years.The average employee at BlackBerry makes $83,659 per year. Pay at BlackBerry is significantly lower than some of its highest paying competitors, like Brocade Services Corporation, Juniper Networks, and Commvault, which pay $129,029, $120,409, and $110,886, respectively.
Based in San Ramon, CA, BlackBerry is a key player in the technology industry with 4,044 employees and an annual revenue of $853.0M.

BlackBerry's mission statement

To be the world's leading provider of end-to-end mobility solutions that are the most secure and trusted.

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Pros of working at BlackBerry

The automotive division is working on some cool embedded systems and IoT products.

Cons of working at BlackBerry

A very old company without much agility or upward mobility. They are very set in their ways.

BlackBerry benefits

The health insurance is not bad.

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The team at BlackBerry

  • The founders of BlackBerry are Douglas Fregin and Mike Lazaridis.
  • The key people at BlackBerry are John S. Chen, Douglas Fregin and Mike Lazaridis.
Key people
John S. Chen
Douglas Fregin
Mike Lazaridis
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BlackBerry rankings

BlackBerry is ranked #47 on the Best Technology companies to work for in California list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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BlackBerry salaries

Average BlackBerry salary
$83,659
yearly
$40.22 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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BlackBerry diversity

10.0
Diversity score
We calculated BlackBerry’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of BlackBerry’s workforce.
BlackBerry diversity summary. Zippia estimates BlackBerry's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated BlackBerry's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of BlackBerry's workforce.
  • BlackBerry has 4,044 employees.
  • 34% of BlackBerry employees are women, while 66% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at BlackBerry is White (49%).
  • 18% of BlackBerry employees are Asian.
  • 15% of BlackBerry employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • The average employee at BlackBerry makes $83,659 per year.
  • BlackBerry employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at BlackBerry stay with the company for 4.1 years on average.

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BlackBerry office locations

BlackBerry is headquartered in San Ramon, CA

Biggest BlackBerry locations

RankCityJob countAvg. salary
1Portland, OR4$85,895

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BlackBerry financial performance

9.8
Performance score

We calculated the performance score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including revenue, longevity, and stock market performance.

BlackBerry currently has 656.0M in revenue. BlackBerry's most recent quarter produced 132.0m (q2'2023).

BlackBerry annual revenue

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Highest paying BlackBerry competitors

Compare BlackBerry salaries to competitors, including Brocade Services Corporation, Juniper Networks, and Commvault. Employees at Brocade Services Corporation earn the highest average yearly salary of $129,029. The salaries at Juniper Networks average $120,409 per year, and the salaries at Commvault come in at $110,886 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$129,0290
2$120,4090
3$110,8860
4$105,4940
5$96,7060
6$94,8170
7$94,3180
8$91,9050
9$91,0340
10$89,8950
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    Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of BlackBerry, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about BlackBerry. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at BlackBerry. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by BlackBerry. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of BlackBerry and its employees or that of Zippia.

    BlackBerry may also be known as or be related to BlackBerry, Blackberry Corp, Blackberry Corp. and Research in Motion Limited (1984–2013).