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 1% 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 (494) , Software Engineer (476) , Senior Software Engineer (302) , Account Director (248) , 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 1574 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 830 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 733 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 528 reviews)); "Good pay and policies focussing on employee’s well being" ((in 247 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 193 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 168 reviews)); "Recent layoff was not necessary in these economic conditions" ((in 141 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 58 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced." ((in 51 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

(7,659 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 7,659 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

1.0

Oct 27, 2025

Culture of optics over outcomes. All sizzle, no steak

Technical consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You’ll gain exposure to plenty of transformational initiatives, cross-functional synergies, and impact-driven alignment sessions. The brand equity still looks great on paper, and you can name-drop “LinkedIn” in future interviews with a straight face. There’s also a robust communication cadence — meaning endless meetings about “clarity” that produce none.

Cons

Pay and benefits are mid at best. The place runs on performative productivity metrics and buzzwords. Leadership is obsessed with driving engagement instead of fixing the broken systems they built that destroy it. Consultants steer strategy, middle managers chase dashboards, and anyone with technical or institutional knowledge becomes invisible.

4.0

Oct 27, 2025

Good perks and wlb, some job insecurity

Strategic finance associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good perks and pay relative to competitors - Unlimited PTO is actually unlimited for my team - on top of a ton of company holidays - team is nice

Cons

- promotions viability can differ by teams. some difficulty promoing even if you are technically qualified, and qualifications are becoming more strict / timelines increasing - a lot of layoffs happening

4.0

Oct 27, 2025

Opportunity for personal growth

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity for personality growth, good work culture

Cons

The salary not competitive enough

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