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 (10495) , Senior Software Engineer (1602) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (845) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (756) , Program Manager (625) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (543) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (500) , 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 4221 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3704 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3467 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2658 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2351 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 818 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 747 reviews)); "Frequent Reorganizations & Layoffs – Business shifts can lead to team changes or job instability." ((in 574 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 556 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 296 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

(48,471 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 48,471 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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4.0

Dec 8, 2017

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great projects, lots of perks, great internal mobility. Awesome health insurance, 401k. For a software engineer, the choice of project team can be mind-boggling and excitement & learning can be had in every corner of the company.

Cons

Starting to get crowded at the mid to senior levels and more bureaucratic. Management quality can be spotty as management training has not kept pace with rapid hiring, so your experience with your manager can vary.

3.0

Dec 8, 2017

Not all it's made out to be

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent (but not leading) compensation. Well known perks like free food. Some talented coworkers.

Cons

Giant corporation with high levels of bureaucracy, incompetence, and politics. Very splintered geographically and organizationally. Disorganized. Poor - basically nonexistent - leadership. Food's not always good, even for free. Cynical culture.

4.0

Dec 4, 2017

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Inside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I work at Google so that is pretty great

Cons

I'm really board and I don't feel like I am building anything new

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