Does LinkedIn pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LinkedIn employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LinkedIn. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LinkedIn?

66% of LinkedIn employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LinkedIn 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (493) , Software Engineer (477) , Senior Software Engineer (302) , Account Director (247) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (100) , Sales Manager (92) , Account Manager (85) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (84) , Senior Account Director (80) , Recruiter (60)

What are the pros of working at LinkedIn according to real employee reviews?

"The culture and the vibe at LI is great; there's a friendly "can" ((in 1564 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 815 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 735 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 552 reviews)); "Good pay and policies focussing on employee’s well being" ((in 241 reviews))

What are the cons of working at LinkedIn according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 189 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 165 reviews)); "Constant layoffs are very distracting and impossible to focus since there is always people leaving and teams changing managers." ((in 134 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 58 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about LinkedIn layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about LinkedIn layoffs and their outlook for job security at LinkedIn in 2026.

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LinkedIn reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,653 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

66% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,653 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LinkedIn 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Feb 12, 2014

Love the company and the vision however local management does not setup the people for success.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Culture is good including perks and staff benefits. - Love the innovation. - Like the CEO

Cons

- No proper career path or guidance by the immediate boss. - Can't keep promise. - No proper planning for territory as we are not setup for success. - Too many RMs and internal office politics becoming more and more prevalent as the company grows.

2.0

Nov 25, 2012

Overall OK, but many "new to the corporate world" and can be VERY political

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, transparent top management team, high energy, free food, great benefits, good pay.

Cons

It is very political. The middle management team has so many meetings and doesn't have time to actually "manage" the team. When they do "manage" means micro management to control over everything. They pick favorite people and promote them. The promotions for the other people don't happen.

2.0

Apr 3, 2011

Highway to mediocrity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food Lax hours Interesting speakers Freedom to work on what you want

Cons

Terrible tech stack Impossible to push anything Short term focus Politics

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