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 209 reviews)); "We have preserved our great benefits package despite our growth and maturity as an employer." ((in 99 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 56 reviews)); "I was lucky with a great manager (not true for everyone :( )" ((in 44 reviews))

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

"The biggest con for me is the low salaries" ((in 18 reviews)); "Lack of diversity." ((in 8 reviews)); "Politics: favoritism is rampant and cadres closest with upper management gets the first look at promotions" ((in 4 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))

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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

May 12, 2015

Marketing Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks - trainer on site, work/life balance, flexible hours, unlimited PTO, great offices on the Bay, food provided, and managers that really care. A pre-IPO company with tons of gain and room for growth. All ideas are welcome and you have a real opportunity to make an impact on a product that's changing how people research and find jobs. I've never worked at a better company!

Cons

The biggest con for me is the low salaries - 20% or more below market standard. I've asked quite a few times to increase my salary to the market level listed on Glassdoor. There are also many strong personalities leading to high expectations, strong opinions, and a nothing is ever enough mentality.

Glassdoor Response

11y

Thank you for sharing how you feel. We are continually looking at everything we offer our employees at Glassdoor, including compensation. If you feel you are being under-compensated please come chat with me. I would be happy to look into the details. Our goal is to pay our employees at market, so let me know if we have made a mistake. Culturally, we try to emulate a "results-based" culture, not a "face-time" culture. We want our employees to do a great job, and even exceed expectations, but we want to measure results, not time in the office. Often it takes a great many hours to get a great result, but those hours can be worked in the office or out of the office. If you feel we are not always walking out talk in this arena, please come chat with me. We try to reward great performance on a regular basis, so if we are missing the mark, please let me know. We always want to improve, and we always want to make sure our employees feel appreciated for their hard work. So, please, let's discuss how we can improve in this area. You know where I sit...just come say hi. Thanks, Mariah, VP People

5.0

May 11, 2015

SAE

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I consider myself really lucky to be a part of this organization and am really excited about what the future holds for it. The company has a great culture, does a good job of listening to its employees and as far as selling our products is concerned, I think it's very close to being a "need-to-have" for companies concerned about landing solid talent.

Cons

The rapid growth that I've seen here is generally a good thing, but as expected, has brought some growing pains. Generally the challenges associated with doubling the org. year over year have been addressed by management fairly quickly, but have been challenging nonetheless.

4.0

May 11, 2015

Amazing culture and leadership!

Sales enablement

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The leaders at Glassdoor truly care about the well being and happiness of their employees. They stand by our mission - helping people everywhere find jobs and companies they love. This starts from within our organization. Leaders readily encourage feedback and rally quickly to make improvements so people can do their jobs and enjoy doing them! I feel confident this organization is taking all the precautionary measures to ensure a successful and sustainable business operation.

Cons

Streamlining communication is a challenge in any growing organization. The smaller the organization, the more everyone feels included in the day to day decisions occurring around them. As a company scales, a lot needs to be done and it needs to be done quickly. Communication can get lost in translation, or worse yet, lost in cyber space. To maintain the transparent foundation this company was built on, effective communication will be key.

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Amazing culture and leadership!

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