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 (10466) , Senior Software Engineer (1599) , Intern (1230) , Software Developer (1217) , Account Manager (843) , Product Manager (792) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (753) , Program Manager (623) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (542) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (499) , Software Engineer(Internship) (495) , Manager (484)

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 4183 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3671 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3481 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2641 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2290 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 807 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 737 reviews)); "Frequent Reorganizations & Layoffs – Business shifts can lead to team changes or job instability." ((in 577 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 563 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 295 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.

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4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,394 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,394 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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48K reviews

4.0

Oct 29, 2009

Basically happy, though not a startup any more

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Technical resources - Benefits and Perks - Huge number of interesting projects - Smart coworkers - Freedom to manage your own work

Cons

Google is now a very big company, and decisions involve a lot of people -- some times it's hard to get things done even if they seem simple.

3.0

Oct 26, 2009

Not too bad, but overrated

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are unparalleled and I really enjoyed the causal work atmosphere. Also, the people were among the smartest I've ever worked with

Cons

Google definitely has a work-life balance problem. Also, some of the people had a very entitled and arrogant attitude, which was quite off-putting.

2.0

Oct 23, 2009

Do not ever join Google as Software Engineer in Test

software engineer in test

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You will interact with one of the most brilliant computer science workers Free food, free beer, shuttles, opportunity to shake hands with Obama and all the glitz. Sunny state, beautiful campus, I even do my laundry there some days

Cons

You will face Software Engineering like interviews. They will test your ability to code and be excellent at algorithms and will be given utterly shitty job You will regret joining the company unless you are a fresh graduate student who likes to be pampered Pay is shitty as well except few lucky testers who get placed in "high profile" or "high demand" projects You will feel like a slave There is no getting out of it easily I have a degree from one of the top schools and I am already regretting joining google

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