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 (624) , Computer Scientist (314) , Senior Software Engineer (221) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (120) , Intern (116) , Technical Consultant (116) , Account Manager (106) , Technical Support Engineer (96) , 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 1270 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 794 reviews)); "Good work culture and better project" ((in 498 reviews)); "Good Salary and growth." ((in 322 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 301 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)); "There is an annual layoff that is not really publicized but happens even in great financial years." ((in 88 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 74 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((in 65 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

(10,083 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 10,083 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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2.0

May 26, 2011

No Career Path

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Location in downtown SJ quite central Excellent work facilities (gym, cafeteria, basketball & bocci courts) Good compensation A lot of great people to work with Great work/life balance

Cons

Every year during Nov/Dec time frame there are reorganizations (ie. layoffs) Vacation doesn't accrue (use it or lose it) like in most companies No clear career development paths Employees tend to be shuttled around to new roles (with or without their input) Products seems to focused on upgrading the latest versions with no significant innovation

4.0

May 24, 2011

Good experience with exceptional work life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High Compensation, exceptional work life balance, very talented peer group, opportunity to work on breakthrough technologies which define the future, fun place to be in

Cons

As a quality engineer one is treated inferior to developers which is little disheartening. Also transparency aspect needs improvement in terms of communication from senior management.

4.0

May 23, 2011

Great people, big focus on "how" things get done. Could use a little more willingess to take greater risks.

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic people Great products Challenging work Ability to take on more Good Work-life balance focus Invest in their people

Cons

Underchannel politics Halo/Devil affect can thwart career Risk adverse Lacks the ability to have healthy conflict

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