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 (10499) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (845) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (755) , Program Manager (626) , 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 4244 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3740 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3434 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2675 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2336 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 816 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 752 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 580 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 308 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

(48,513 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 48,513 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

May 19, 2012

Incredible, though not perfect - what a place.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, open culture, smart people, travel potential, challenging work, career development, company pride, package pretty good, fun times and occasional massages.

Cons

too much email, perhaps over competitiveness, invisible middle management (for me), too much hierarchy (in some areas), international offices not prioritised

4.0

May 18, 2012

Great place

Adwords associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun place to work Great benefits Really nice people

Cons

Career progression can be tough to get Some cocky coworkers who think they are the best Work can be repetitive and not particularly challenging

5.0

May 17, 2012

Best place to work, immense growth and learning opportunities, great work life balance

Account planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance great benefits lots of respect, openness and fairness loads of learning and personal growth

Cons

sometimes monotonous makes you unfit for other organizations. lots of benefits

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