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 (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 1543 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 850 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 724 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 530 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 186 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 166 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs (but that’s part of working in tech so if you can’t handle this risk don’t get into corporate tech)." ((in 134 reviews)); "Slow career progression based on rigid assessment criteria" ((in 61 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((in 52 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

5.0

Jan 4, 2022

Best Company I Have Worked For

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

LinkedIn cared about the well-being of its employees. We had two weeks of shutdown every year, one around the July 4th holiday and the other between Christmas and New Year. There's an "In Day" every month for employees to participate in activities other than work and to learn new things. The executives were transparent during all-hands and no questions were off limit. I felt that my feedback was valued and acted upon.

Cons

The bar was very high for Sr. Staff Software Engineer position. One would have to be well known across multiple teams and upper management.

5.0

Dec 7, 2021

Love working here

Enterprise account director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- even in this crazy WFH environment, the culture is still kinda there - truly feel like they care (no-meeting day, days off all the time, perks, amazing insurance - LinkedIn handling of the pandemic has been extraordinary.

Cons

- sometimes I feel like this is a huge tech co that runs like a start-up.. Some of the internal processes baffle me.

2.0

Nov 16, 2021

"Comfortable" job but makes me unhappy

Senior insights analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours; great work-life balance; competitive salary; business does quite well; values keep the company honest to customers and protects member privacy/company reputation

Cons

Lack of clear career progression; lots of politics involved in promotion decisions, which are often not based on merit but based on who you know; overall my anxiety level greatly increased (and mental health has decreased!) since working at this company due to lack of role clarity and team direction; management provides only positive feedback ("areas of opportunity") which are often unclear, easily misunderstood, and employees are not made aware of what behaviors to avoid that negatively impact their career; projects are often incentivized to look good for management as opposed to actually bringing value to the business; it is possible for diversity hires to bring down the overall quality and morale of a team when minimum quality standards are not upheld.

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