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 207 reviews)); "Benefits are great as well" ((in 99 reviews)); "Great work life balance!" ((in 71 reviews)); "Glassdoor was a great place to work, but leadership made poor decisions around the direction of the products." ((in 55 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?

"From being acquired to massive layoffs and new organizational partnerships has created a significant challenge." ((in 35 reviews)); "The biggest con for me is the low salaries" ((in 20 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)); "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

5.0

Mar 23, 2023

Amazing Place to work

Full stack engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I really enjoyed my time at Glassdoor. I've had the pleasure to work it some really good and smart people. I admired the Tech Leadership team as well as the Executive team. They made sure radical transparency was at the forefront of everything we envisioned. I enjoyed the perfect balance between work and life.

Cons

The tech stack is improving but there are still legacy apps to deal with. It felt the compensation wasn't very competitive

Glassdoor Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with valuable feedback. Great to hear about your positive experience at Glassdoor with people, leadership, work-life balance, and radical transparency. We will constantly strive to enhance and modernize our technical architecture across the board and improve developer productivity through modern applications. Additionally, we continue to improve our compensation structure to stay competitive in the current job market. - Satyajeet Deshpande, Director of Engineering

3.0

Mar 23, 2023

Disorganized & dsyfunctional company that I loved

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture is good and the people are fun, honest, and transparent. Benefits are great!

Cons

Leadership makes extremely questionable decisions with tight deadlines. For example, the data team had ~5 critical technology stack migrations all taking place at the same time amongst normal development work for business use-cases. Layoffs. Probably one of the most unorganized companies (planning-wise) I've had the chance to work for, but that is likely team-dependent.

Glassdoor Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your experience working at Glassdoor. Transparent reviews are critical for job seekers, so I appreciate your honest reflection. I am glad to hear that you appreciate our positive company culture and benefits, but I also understand the recent layoffs and tight deadlines have been challenging for our employees. It’s important to me that we prioritize the well-being of our people, and we will work to address the issues you’ve raised to ensure all teams at Glassdoor have the resources needed to meet their goals without feeling overwhelmed. We value your input, so thanks again for taking the time to share this feedback. -Christian Sutherland-Wong, CEO

5.0

Mar 10, 2023

Incredible employer to build career

Business strategy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've had an incredible time at Glassdoor - It's one of the most supportive work environments, and we truly feel like we're doing impactful work. There's a lot of interesting transformation that the company is doing as we continue to integrate with Fishbowl, and I'm excited for the company's future

Cons

As the HR tech world sees a slight downturn with layoffs and reduced hiring, the next year won't be easy for Glassdoor

Glassdoor Response

3y

Glad to hear that you're seeing us live our company values - we are Good People and Innovative through and through. You're right that we're entering uncertain economic times, but we as a business are doing everything possible to adapt and ensure that we remain competitive. Thank you for joining us on this journey! - Jon Hammer, VP, Business Operations

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