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?

"Glassdoor walks the walk and talks the talk in terms of hiring truly great people." ((in 214 reviews)); "Benefits are great" ((in 99 reviews)); "Great work life balance!" ((in 67 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 47 reviews))

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

"From being acquired to massive layoffs and new organizational partnerships has created a significant challenge." ((in 40 reviews)); "The biggest con for me is the low salaries" ((in 18 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

5.0

Mar 11, 2014

Great job, great company, huge upside

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Glassdoor is a small company with big ideas. The environment here is extremely collaborative and it seems that all of the people and departments are focused on the common goal of making this the best company possible. The compensation and benefits are competitive and there is a ton of upside and career growth opportunities.

Cons

Glassdoor has growing pains just like any other startup. We are moving fast and means that things are not always perfect. But, if you are looking for a fast-paced, start up environment, this is it.

5.0

Mar 11, 2014

Good changes are a-comin'!

Enterprise sales account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

$50M in growth for an international expansion - awesome 48% of people NOW use Glassdoor in their job searching process - awesome Name recognition "Glassdoor" is skyrocketing - awesome Basically the company is growing like wild fire, which is..... awesome. In addition, if feels SUPER good to be part of a company who's products actually work! Honestly, I feel 100% confident in selling Glassdoor products, because they have helped every employer I know. And it's great to work for a company where I can come into the office everyday (or work from home), and know that I am helping people everywhere find the jobs and companies they love.

Cons

With great growth, comes some pretty big changes. There's been some good and bad changes to the comp structure of the sales team. Things are getting better, but change is of course not easy. Communication is also getting much harder across the organization, I'm not always aware what the product teams are working on, or what is coming down the pipeline. Also, finding the right person to speak with about x,y, or z may be hard if you're just starting out here. But at least with Glassdoor we maintain a small org feel, so there are still weekly huddles, and I still feel like I can walk into the CEO's office, and talk to him about anything. That's great.

Glassdoor Response

12y

Thanks for the feedback and review. I'm glad to hear the the new comp plan and sales model is working for you. The past three months have definitely seen quite a few changes as we have transitioned to what we believe is the next phase of our sales development. Communication as we scale is one of my highest priorities. I worry about it too. There are many ideas that we have for improving internal communication, and we will continue to push forward on those. thanks again - robert

5.0

Mar 11, 2014

Best job I've ever had

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

From the moment I stepped in the door, I felt like I was home. I come to work every day happy and feel like what I'm doing is actually making a big impact in the company. Micromanaging doesn't exist here. Don't want to name drop a Cheers reference but it literally is the place "where everybody knows your name". Awesome company culture, awesome benefits, and you'll learn more in one week then you ever thought possible. Also a great place to make friends if you're new to the city.

Cons

High expectations right from the get-go and very fast paced environment. But this is only a con if you are used to slacking.

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