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 (10461) , Senior Software Engineer (1599) , Intern (1228) , Software Developer (1217) , Account Manager (843) , Product Manager (793) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , 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 4204 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3749 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3429 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2661 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2271 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 810 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 737 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 565 reviews)); "Constant reorganization and layoffs always on the horizon" ((in 564 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.

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4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,377 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 48,377 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

5.0

Jan 25, 2018

Very employee-focused

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

The environment at Google is catered to the health, happiness, and wellness of the employees. Google spends many man hours asking what could make the employee's lives better, then implementing changes as necessary. At this point, they've got it down to a science.

Cons

The work can get boring for new people or engineers who don't intend to move up, in my opinion, but the opportunities for mobility in the company are accessible and well-defined.

1.0

Dec 6, 2017

A behemoth company that is trying to control everything on the internet! Beware!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

There really are None if you know what is really going on within this company.

Cons

Using AI in order to subvert independent media truth reports. Using AI to quantitatively collect as much personal and bio data as it can from every human being on Earth! --- which will be soon used against humanity. Sundar Pichai is a megalomanical greed monger who is essentially a traitor to humanity.

1.0

Jun 26, 2016

Horrible

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Food, benefits, location, colleagues, great for cv.

Cons

No clarity, politics, no feedback, you're on your own.

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