Does Glassdoor pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Glassdoor employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Glassdoor. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Glassdoor?

66% of Glassdoor employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Glassdoor 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Glassdoor?

Account Executive (74) , Sales (52) , Customer Success Manager (46) , Software Engineer (35) , Account Manager (32) , Senior Account Executive (27) , Sales Development Representative (26) , Enterprise Account Executive (24) , Senior Software Engineer (23) , Marketing (16) , Employer Branding Specialist (15) , Intern (14) , Analyst (12) , Enterprise Account Manager (12) , Director (11)

What are the pros of working at Glassdoor according to real employee reviews?

"My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running." ((in 213 reviews)); "Benefits are great!" ((in 100 reviews)); "Great work life balance!" ((in 66 reviews)); "Glassdoor was a great place to work, but leadership made poor decisions around the direction of the products." ((in 53 reviews)); "I was lucky with a great manager (not true for everyone :( )" ((in 46 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Glassdoor according to real employee reviews?

"Low Pay" ((in 23 reviews)); "The biggest con for me is the low salaries" ((in 17 reviews)); "Lack of diversity." ((in 8 reviews)); "The office atmosphere is relaxed, but there are clear favorites in the crowd that seem to be promoted into positions that they aren't necessarily a fit for, just based on campaigning successfully." ((in 4 reviews)); "2. Top management is trying to do a good thing and raise a problem of diversity and inclusion, but it feels like there is more concentration on hire new people instead of making a place comfortable for existing one" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Glassdoor layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Glassdoor layoffs and their outlook for job security at Glassdoor in 2026.

Glassdoor reviews

3.9

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,113 total reviews)

Owen Humphries

84% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Glassdoor has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Glassdoor employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

3.0

Jul 7, 2017

I love this place! But...

Associate account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Glassdoor is one of the best companies I have ever worked for! The team I am on is amazing! I feel respected and supported by them everyday. In addition, I am surrounded by other like-minded individuals that push me to be a better version of myself everyday. These aren't just co-workers, but some of the best of friends and people I consider almost family. Our work environment is collaborative which I absolutely LOVE! There is an opportunity to learn and grow not only as an employee, but as an individual. Everyone is very passionate about what they do and there is no shortage of drive (until recently).

Cons

There is a reason behind my 3 star review. With an ever evolving business, I understand that changes need to be made. One of the perks of working at GD is an "uncapped commission," meaning if a rep performs well, the opportunity to make more money is there. Recently, we had a shift in our compensation plan that changed this. We were told that the reason quotas being rolled out in April were delayed was due to perfecting the compensation plans, yet we were to find out that the drastic changes were not communicated to our leadership and then to us. Now, we have capped commission and we've removed all bonuses for retaining current client base. All "bonuses" that we can receive for hitting our numbers each quarter are already built into our target, rather than extra money we can make after hitting full quota. This is causing those with extreme drive and passion to feel that's not enough - quotas are too high and impossible to hit.

Glassdoor Response

8y

I’m sorry to hear your frustrations. If you feel comfortable, I highly encourage you to reach out to me for a conversation. Part of my job is making sure our teams in every office have an understanding of where the business is going, what our goals are and the role they play along the way. It sounds like there’s room to make this communication better and I take responsibility for doing that, but I need your help. Please consider a conversation on this topic, and of course we can keep it confidential if you like. Looking forward to hearing more.

5.0

Jul 5, 2017

Amazing team and great engineering culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great engineering talent, always willing to help and easy to collaborate with - Smart and hard working people all around - Onsite lunches everyday, beautiful office location if you're in the north bay or SF

Cons

- Commute can be expensive if you're living in the city especially GG bridge toll i.e. 6.5$ everyday, company should really reimburse this for the folks who come from SF

Glassdoor Response

8y

Thanks for sharing a review, and I’m happy to read that the smart and hardworking people around here inspire you, they do the same for me. Glad you’re on the team.

5.0

Feb 10, 2017

Fun to Work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free Lunch, Good engineering company. Believes in Engineers. Close to city but not in city. Talented co-workers.

Cons

Did not find very innovative, Engineering job is challenging but not very challenging. You learn new things but after a time it just remain the same learning curve becomes flat.

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