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 (625) , Computer Scientist (314) , 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 (94) , 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 807 reviews)); "good work culture and WLB" ((in 495 reviews)); "Good pay and benefit s" ((in 321 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 318 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 261 reviews)); "There is an annual layoff that is not really publicized but happens even in great financial years." ((in 96 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 74 reviews)); "Less Growth Opportunity here at Adobe" ((in 69 reviews)); "Every couple of months our middle to upper management tell us that the company needs to take some kind of new direction." ((in 62 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

(10,104 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 10,104 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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4.0

Oct 7, 2012

Nice work environment but biased mindset

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, there is a good camaraderie between people Good Brand to work for

Cons

Growth is uncertain Nice work environment but biased mindset Lot of difference between dev and qe

3.0

Oct 6, 2012

Adobe's support and services division is definitely a wrong career move!

Services marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great brand name, good package, good benefits, wholly sponsored lifestyle, intelligent crowd

Cons

this pertains only for support and services side - pathetic management, not much importance accorded to this division as it is a cost centre for company, had inefficient boss

4.0

Oct 3, 2012

Adobe is a nice place to work

Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture Good work in terms of engineering Good pay Good work life balance Really smart colleagues

Cons

Growth is a little slow which is bound to happen when you have smart people working with you and the opportunities are less. Sometimes you'll feel that you are a little away from business aspects of things

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