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 213 reviews)); "We have preserved our great benefits package despite our growth and maturity as an employer." ((in 99 reviews)); "Great work life balance!" ((in 74 reviews)); "Glassdoor was a great place to work, but leadership made poor decisions around the direction of the products." ((in 52 reviews)); "I was lucky with a great manager (not true for everyone :( )" ((in 45 reviews))

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

"Low Pay" ((in 28 reviews)); "The biggest con for me is the low salaries" ((in 18 reviews)); "The training was a bit overwhelming but then again, it was packed with a lot of information and that's a sign in the right direction suggesting that sales reps are supposed to be equipped with a lot of knowledge about Glassdoor's products." ((in 12 reviews)); "Lack of diversity." ((in 9 reviews)); "Politics: favoritism is rampant and cadres closest with upper management gets the first look at promotions" ((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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1K reviews

3.0

Apr 13, 2023

Good People, Fair Comp, Frozen Middle, Confusing Direction

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Engineers were always friendly and collaborative - Very fair compensation across the board - Flexible work schedules and vacation/holidays

Cons

- Mid-level leaders are just information conduits instead of vision/strategy drivers - Confusing and ever changing direction from the top - Engineering is a downstream partner of Product as opposed to being an equal partner - A very outdated engineering culture for both development and advancement amongst the group

Glassdoor Response

3y

Thank you for your review, I also really value how friendly and collaborative everyone in engineering is, and the healthy emphasis on work-life balance (including generous vacation time!). I think your point about some confusion from the top is not totally unwarranted, we are going through a period of big changes as we pivot into new areas, but there is always transparency from all levels on what our end goal is, and the higher level plan to get there. The Product Org is leading that change. So in Engineering, we do follow their lead on features, but in my experience, we are One Team and equal partners. Please know we will do more in the future to ensure you feel your voice is heard in Engineering. Thanks - Tony Hawke, Director of Engineering

3.0

Feb 21, 2023

Ignorance and Ego Destroy Collaborations

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work being done here matters to the larger world.

Cons

Some engineering leaders care more about shipping the absolute bare minimum as fast as possible and hitting arbitrary, poorly-defined milestones than they do about listening to anyone with ideas or opinions which differ from their own. Quality is an afterthought. No time is allowed for substantive, cross-discipline collaboration. And some engineers/managers are more inclined to rewrite their coworkers' code to match their own ideas for how to do things, less inclined to accept when something isn't "perfect," and disinclined to work together to define clearer definitions of done. Yet they expect others to wrap up as soon as something is good enough and chuck it over the fence to others without regard. This is one of many double standards. Things used to be much more collaborative here. What changed? When did people stop caring what others think?

Glassdoor Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback and for leveraging our platform to provide it. I agree that quality should never be an afterthought. We should never compromise on quality. In fact, as you know We Build Quality is one of our principles and we should be doing all we can to ensure we are living by our engineering standards. To the extent you are comfortable, I would recommend leveraging one the of the many channels we have for surfacing your feedback in more detail. Those channels include engineering huddles, engineering slack, skip level meetings with people above you manager including a meeting with me. Thanks again! Hope we address these concerns soon. - Rodrigo Oliveira, Chief Technology Officer

1.0

Feb 9, 2023

Happy to be here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Glassdoor is by far the MOST welcoming and people-focused organization I've had the pleasure of working with. The top things I've noticed is the quality leadership and how they help you grow as an employee while also assisting you in stepping out of your comfort zone.

Cons

I don't have any cons for this company.

Glassdoor Response

3y

Thanks for dropping us a review. We're happy to have you here, too, and are looking forward to lots of continued growth and success together. Thanks again! - Mark Batke, Employer Brand Manager

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