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 (10459) , Senior Software Engineer (1598) , Intern (1226) , Software Developer (1216) , Account Manager (843) , Product Manager (793) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (766) , Analyst (753) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (542) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (499) , Software Engineer(Internship) (495) , 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 4170 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3730 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3455 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2656 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2310 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 815 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 745 reviews)); "recent layoffs and company culure" ((in 572 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 559 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 304 reviews))

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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

(48,362 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

82% 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 48,362 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

2.0

Aug 7, 2010

anonymous

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The food - kind of overboard actually.

Cons

Poor management by team leads and next few layers. Received conflicting instructions. Supervisor's and management are not willing to stand up for their people or rock the boat for what is right. Easier to say they will take care of something and not do it than to do it.

4.0

Aug 4, 2010

Cool internship

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

- Great array of internal learning resources. - Great internship program, a lot of interns for all over the world. - Great place to meet other smart people and make new friends. - Great food, and there are many fun events throughout the summer.

Cons

- Most tools used are internal-only instead of open-source, so you may not gain a lot of transferrable skills. - Big company, not a lot of transparency and can't make a big impact.

4.0

Aug 2, 2010

nice experience as an intern

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It has the most free and relaxing environment among IT companies. Let alone the competitive salary and yummy food.

Cons

As a ordinary employee it is difficult to see the whole picture of where your project is going.

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