Does Google pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Google employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Google. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Google?

87% of Google employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Google 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10508) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (847) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (769) , Analyst (757) , Program Manager (627) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (501) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (483)

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

"My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running."" ((in 4225 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3714 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3485 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2687 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2324 reviews))

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

"Long hours and lots to learn if you are not a learner it might not be the best place" ((in 832 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 764 reviews)); "frequent layoffs are very common in the industry" ((in 577 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 571 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 300 reviews))

What are employees saying about Google layoffs in 2026?

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

Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,540 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

82% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,540 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Google employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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49K reviews

5.0

May 13, 2014

Challenging and enjoyable

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and a friendly environment where professional and personal growth is encouraged.

Cons

I don't think there are any cons.

4.0

May 12, 2014

Inspiring technology, amazing people & perks, a few issues

Sales/bd

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Google's products have amazing scale and impact - very inspiring - Employees are very smart, friendly, fun, and collaborative - Compensation and perks are the best in the industry

Cons

- Manager quality varies immensely from very strong to very weak; bad managers are not dinged if their team delivers strong results (even if Google bleeds talent as a result) - Ability to hire pretty much anyone means that there is a surplus of overqualified, underutilized people; as a result, the workforce has a LOT of unmotivated talent staying for the cushy gig (high compensation, good work-life balance) - Non-engineers are second-class citizens

3.0

May 10, 2014

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work for

Cons

Some of the senior management could be non googley

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