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 1279 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 795 reviews)); "good work culture and WLB" ((in 507 reviews)); "Good Salary and growth." ((in 315 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 311 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 262 reviews)); "The annual layoffs mentioned by others are really more about shifting jobs offshore" ((in 92 reviews)); "No Work From Home Policy" ((in 72 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities into management from IC" ((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 61 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

(10,080 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 10,080 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

Aug 11, 2010

Needs to focus on innovation, real risk taking

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are treated well. Founders still very active, promoting the values. Ability to execute product releases

Cons

Too slow, too conservative when it comes to innovation. Too focused on releasing upgrades of existing products

3.0

Aug 11, 2010

Individual contributors at Adobe are amazing!

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people I work with at the individual contributor level are amazing! Some of the best technical folks in the field who want to build amazing products.

Cons

Company becoming very top heavy with respect to managers and people who don't actually produce products or technologies.

3.0

Aug 11, 2010

Working remotely at Adobe

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology, bright people, fun locations

Cons

Very San Jose centric - if you aren't in San Jose, you aren't important

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