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 (479) , Senior Software Engineer (304) , Account Director (248) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (101) , 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 1548 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 856 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 747 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 540 reviews)); "Good pay and policies focussing on employee’s well being" ((in 250 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 194 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 136 reviews)); "Slow career progression based on rigid assessment criteria" ((in 56 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.

LinkedIn reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,672 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

66% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,672 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).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Sep 23, 2025

Bad culture and pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, nice office, good benefits

Cons

Terrible work life balance, pay isn’t competitive

2.0

Sep 23, 2025

Run as fast as you can

Senior account director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Snacks and barista in the morning

Cons

The commission structure. Local leadership are rubbish

5.0

Sep 21, 2025

High-impact AI architecture with measurable business outcomes.

Senior ai architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

“Priority shifts can occur quickly, requiring agile planning discipline.” “Cross-team dependencies sometimes slow delivery without clear intake processes.” “Documentation standards vary; unified templates would improve consistency.” “Time zone differences can make sync meetings challenging.” “AI governance and audit processes could be further automated.”

Cons

“Priority shifts can occur quickly, requiring agile planning discipline.” “Cross-team dependencies sometimes slow delivery without clear intake processes.” “Documentation standards vary; unified templates would improve consistency.” “Time zone differences can make sync meetings challenging.” “AI governance and audit processes could be further automated.”

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