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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (491) , Software Engineer (475) , Senior Software Engineer (299) , Account Director (244) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (109) , Staff Software Engineer (98) , Sales Manager (92) , Account Manager (84) , 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 1537 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 833 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 717 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 541 reviews)); "It's a good company with free food and Company shut downs twice a year." ((in 245 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 159 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and the shifts when you start suck." ((in 133 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 55 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced." ((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

(7,633 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

67% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,633 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

Jun 21, 2018

Total lack of accountability

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you want to be overpaid for mediocre work go for it

Cons

Metrics are frequently fudged, management never admits mistakes, jerks get promoted, promotion criteria applied unevenly accross teams, coworkers are the most boring people I've ever met, no remote culture, low, low engineering standards, I can go on

1.0

Nov 7, 2013

Are these reviews genuine?

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice surroundings. Nice building. I enjoyed working with some of the people in my area

Cons

Did not like the "giddiness" and the lack of authenticity about the place. Left now

1.0

Jun 20, 2020

Worst managers in the industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

LinkedIn has its heart in the right place. The executive team tries to do what's best for the employees. The company offers great benefits.

Cons

WLB DOES NOT exist as many people have mentioned here. Maybe it's org specific but in my org people work 12 hours a day. The managers are among the most incompetent ones I've seen in the industry. Because of how the promo process is structured, many people can tick the boxes and become a manager. The managers aren't helpful to their direct reports and constantly expect ICs to do everything by themselves with no support. This results in toxic team culture where teammates don't act as a team but are individuals competing against each other.

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