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 (315) , 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 1281 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 820 reviews)); "good work culture and WLB" ((in 501 reviews)); "Good Salary and growth." ((in 322 reviews)); "Good pay and benefit s" ((in 303 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 258 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and have to perform well to keep the job." ((in 93 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 72 reviews)); "Less Growth Opportunity here at Adobe" ((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 58 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

83% would recommend to a friend

(10,116 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

86% approve of CEO

63% 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 10,116 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

3.0

Aug 20, 2013

Learned a lot, but lots of red tape

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay, very good benefits, free light rail, fun parties

Cons

Politics run rampant, too many middle managers.

3.0

Aug 20, 2013

A battleship, but the benefits are great.

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees in general enjoy a fair degree of autonomy. Pay is competitive and other benefits, such as time off, are about as good as they get (in corporate America anyway).

Cons

Huge resistance to innovation and organizational change. Top-down management is the rule.

4.0

Aug 18, 2013

Great company

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great building and work environment

Cons

Not super agile but always improving

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