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 (477) , Senior Software Engineer (303) , 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 1551 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 741 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 538 reviews)); "It's a good company with free food and Company shut downs twice a year." ((in 248 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 162 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and the shifts when you start suck." ((in 133 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 57 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

(7,666 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 7,666 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

May 8, 2024

Don't work here. Culture rancid.

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It used to be great. Food is still good.

Cons

Leadership doesn't care about employees. Offices constantly broken, but cramming more people into them.

1.0

May 7, 2024

Exhausting

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Looks good on resume Hybrid/remote work

Cons

Management has no vision/direction No budgets for pay raises/promotion but plenty of money for execs to fly around the world to meet each other - even tho they all live in California

3.0

May 4, 2024

Great employer; Struggling through a tough season

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Comp (not top of market, but still competitive) - Pockets of really great culture, but this is largely dependent on leadership in each region/segment - Benefits are second to none - Free breakfast/lunch in office - Great office spaces

Cons

- Some regional/segment leaders better than others; Some regions lack clear vision & communication is reactive - Very competitive promotion cycles that are not always based on objective criteria (politics can be pretty intense) - RTO announcement (~2 days per week for Sales) came abruptly in Fall 2023 and the org has not yet figure out their approach to internal promotion for those who were previously approved to work from another location. In current state, there are times when internal remote employees are blocked from interviewing for promotion due to “strong preference for local talent”, which signals that there may be no internal career path available to remote employees. Hoping this is just a “season”, and soon there will be more thoughtfulness around internal mobility.

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