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 (10501) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (845) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (768) , Analyst (757) , Program Manager (627) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (501) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (482)

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 4214 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3711 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3428 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2662 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2363 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 801 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 756 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 591 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 569 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 302 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

(48,521 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% 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 48,521 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

4.0

Jan 24, 2014

Great to become world-class at one specific thing, very difficult for non-engineers to transition out of roles

Operations analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks, coworker quality, resources and facilities, access to forward-thinking projects and ideas

Cons

Red-tape, red-tape, red-tape, inability to transition out of roles for Ops workers

5.0

Jan 24, 2014

Greatest Company I've ever worked for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues! Great Perks! Great atmosphere and work climate! Great opportunities! Getting the chance to work on something meaningful and possibly changing the world.

Cons

You can get addicted to work. You might gain weight because of all the food. You might get used to a great environment and spoiled for life.

5.0

Jan 23, 2014

Greatest company in the world. I loved working for them. Benefits, bonuses, huge salary and so on.

Data collector

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best employer in the world. Gave us googlemobiles. Hotel stays at 5 star hotels. Paying for dinners at hotels. Huge salary. Freedom of working hours.

Cons

None. There are no cons. Google is the best employer in the world. Can't get any better. Google is the dream employer.

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