Does Adobe pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Adobe employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Adobe. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Adobe?

82% of Adobe employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Adobe 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adobe?

Software Engineer (623) , Computer Scientist (315) , Senior Software Engineer (218) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (120) , Technical Consultant (116) , Intern (115) , Account Manager (106) , Technical Support Engineer (95) , Program Manager (94) , Manager (90) , Senior Computer Scientist (87)

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

"Good work/life balance (the lights would always turn off at HQ around 5:30!)" ((in 1285 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 809 reviews)); "Good work culture and better project" ((in 496 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 311 reviews)); "Good pay and benefit s" ((in 307 reviews))

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

"Middle managements has too much power and if you get a bad manager then you are out of luck" ((in 263 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and have to perform well to keep the job." ((in 89 reviews)); "No work from home policy" ((in 68 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities into management from IC" ((in 66 reviews)); "Every couple of months our middle to upper management tell us that the company needs to take some kind of new direction." ((in 56 reviews))

What are employees saying about Adobe layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(10,064 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

87% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Adobe has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,064 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Adobe employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0

Mar 14, 2020

No salary hike for Lateral hires for 2-3 years

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, good campus, good people around, technology leader in application space

Cons

No salary hike and no stocks are given for 2-3 years for Lateral hires, this is mostly a surprise, so consider it while negotiating the compensation on joining itself

1.0

Feb 4, 2020

Terrible Culture -- Mistreating People

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The PDF maker has good products that solves real needs in the market (i guess)?

Cons

Culture of the company is terrible. People are the most important asset in any business, especially tech. Have a heart, treat every person with dignity and respect, starting with potential hires by not ghosting!

1.0

Sep 8, 2019

Arrogance is Trait Number One

Senior account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good as long as you don't plan to take vacations or become pregnant

Cons

Sales Management only manages up. Don't expect any real help.

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