Does Glassdoor pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Glassdoor employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Glassdoor. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Glassdoor?

66% of Glassdoor employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Glassdoor 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Glassdoor?

Account Executive (74) , Sales (52) , Customer Success Manager (46) , Software Engineer (35) , Account Manager (32) , Senior Account Executive (27) , Sales Development Representative (26) , Enterprise Account Executive (24) , Senior Software Engineer (23) , Marketing (16) , Employer Branding Specialist (15) , Intern (14) , Analyst (12) , Enterprise Account Manager (12) , Director (11)

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

"My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running." ((in 208 reviews)); "We have preserved our great benefits package despite our growth and maturity as an employer." ((in 109 reviews)); "Great work life balance!" ((in 63 reviews)); "Glassdoor was a great place to work, but leadership made poor decisions around the direction of the products." ((in 53 reviews)); "I was lucky with a great manager (not true for everyone :( )" ((in 45 reviews))

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

"From being acquired to massive layoffs and new organizational partnerships has created a significant challenge." ((in 42 reviews)); "The biggest con for me is the low salaries" ((in 18 reviews)); "Management training needed: sales management would welcome additional training" ((in 9 reviews)); "Lack of diversity." ((in 8 reviews)); "Politics: favoritism is rampant and cadres closest with upper management gets the first look at promotions" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Glassdoor layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,112 total reviews)

Owen Humphries

84% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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Glassdoor has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,112 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Glassdoor employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Nov 18, 2016

Enterprise Account Executive

Enterprise account executive

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CEO approval

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Pros

There are many pro's about working for Glassdoor - strong leadership who is always willing to listen, great people - no ego's / everyone is constantly trying to help each other, talented support professionals, and lots of flexibility. We have big goals, and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else besides here, helping us achieve those!

Cons

Things change frequently, so you do have to be able to adjust quickly. This is something you may have to get used to. However, now, I view this as a positive and enjoy how agile we can be.

2.0

Oct 20, 2016

Sales is broken

Account executive

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CEO approval

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Pros

Glassdoor has a fun culture, great people, and the typical "cool" perks one can assume from a Bay Area tech company (ping pong table, keg in the game room, etc.). I also believe we have a strong Mission Statement and business model. We've innovated to secure a unique spot in the world of recruiting and I think we'll be around for awhile.

Cons

As a sales professional at Glassdoor, these are the dark times...Quotas are wrong. Very few reps across the board are hitting their numbers which is morally defeating. Combine that with the fact that our very own Know Your Worth tool is letting us know how underpaid we really are, it doesn't feel great. There's been plenty of attrition over the past few months and I suspect more if nothing changes. If you're looking for a sales role in the Bay Area, I'd hold off on Glassdoor for about 6 months until some changes are made (hopefully).

Glassdoor Response

9y

Thank you for your follow and we appreciate your concerns and our goal with the recent announcements was to provide the team with the ability to be more successful during the second half of our fiscal year. We believe these changes will drive improved attainment for the team and we will continue to monitor the situation.

5.0

Oct 16, 2016

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Awesome culture, experienced executive team, and huge market opportunity with great brand recognition

Cons

It felt like innovation started to slow down in the past couple of years - the glassdoor product is largely the same as it was to the end consumer 3-4 years ago

Glassdoor Response

9y

Thanks for your feedback here. Yes, we will keep pushing the innovation. We just launched "Know Your Worth", which is opening up salary data to people everywhere. This is exactly the kind of product we need to build: simple, elegant, provocative and helpful. I'm really proud of what we did together here. I have a lot of faith and high expectations for our product and engineering teams. We need to keep delivering.

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