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?

83% 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 (626) , Computer Scientist (316) , Senior Software Engineer (226) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (121) , Intern (116) , Technical Consultant (116) , Account Manager (107) , Technical Support Engineer (97) , Program Manager (95) , Manager (91) , 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 1296 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 826 reviews)); "good work culture and WLB" ((in 500 reviews)); "Good Salary and growth." ((in 311 reviews)); "Good pay and stocks for total comp" ((in 297 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 264 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and have to perform well to keep the job." ((in 90 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 71 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((in 63 reviews)); "Every couple of months our middle to upper management tell us that the company needs to take some kind of new direction." ((in 59 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.

Adobe reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(10,120 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

86% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Adobe has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,120 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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10K reviews

4.0

Nov 12, 2013

Huge opportunity for learning but lack of focussed innovation

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Awesome resource available for learning 2. Work on good codebases 3. Very open upper and middle management 4. Good salary and handsome perks

Cons

1. Little scope of innovation 2. Work in India is mainly into mature products. 3. Does not have work from home though it is claimed to be a feature 4. Not much scope for growth after reaching a senior developer level into managerial track

4.0

Nov 10, 2013

Member of Technical Staff role at Adobe Systems in Noida, India

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, good work-life balance, good brand name in the industry, flexible working hours.

Cons

Legacy software, old technologies, only major software company located in area (which makes switching jobs difficult).

5.0

Nov 8, 2013

A place where you can DO and BE your best...literally!

Talent scout

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great products, fantastic team of highly committed and driven people, brimming with innovation. A place where both, analytical and creative mindsets are not only welcome but work hand in hand.

Cons

Your friends and family will just assume that you are a Photoshop expert now and bombard you with their failed snaps to fix them

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