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 3% 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?

"Glassdoor walks the walk and talks the talk in terms of hiring truly great people." ((in 217 reviews)); "Benefits are great!" ((in 101 reviews)); "Great work life balance!" ((in 67 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?

"Decisions are made by the few at the top while others are left to manage the day to day with low pay and very low team morale everywhere." ((in 28 reviews)); "The biggest con for me is the low salaries" ((in 18 reviews)); "Compensation is lower than that of competitors" ((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

4.0

Aug 5, 2022

Great Place to work at

Software engineer(internship)

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Glassdoor uses the latest technology stack (Spring Boot and GraphQL) and definitely challenges the interns to work on real world scenarios. The learning curve is huge.

Cons

The location is remote. I would love to visit the office and meet my team.

Glassdoor Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for Glassdoor. We're very proud of our intern program and glad to hear that you are learning a lot! I hear you about in person meetings with your team and are working on how we can best facilitate this process. Stay tuned! - Shane O'Grady, VP of Engineering

5.0

Aug 3, 2022

Great place to work at!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I miss the days working at the Mill Valley office. People are nice. Leadership is transparent.

Cons

not data driven; hard to grow a career here

Glassdoor Response

3y

Thanks for leaving a review! I'm glad to read your experience has been great overall. Our Mill Valley HQ gave us lots of amazing memories, but we're excited about the opportunities that a brand-new office space in the heart of San Francisco offers. If you haven't had the chance, I hope you'll stop in to see it! Regarding your feedback about career growth, I will pass your feedback along to our Career Development team, who are working to enhance and redesign how we think about long-term career growth at Glassdoor. - Mark Batke, Internal Employer Brand Manager

5.0

Jul 22, 2022

Great place to work. Love it here so far

Front end engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They care about you as a person, unlimited PTO, no egos, people are always willing to help out, low stress, work from anywhere policy

Cons

None really. It’s been great

Glassdoor Response

3y

Glad to hear that you're enjoying working here! It's true that there have been a bunch of big changes recently, but they should all result in improvements for our business and better working experiences for our people and teams. Please reach out to me or your manager if you have any questions or concerns around these changes. -- Mike Cialowicz, Senior Director of Engineering, B2B

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