Does LinkedIn pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LinkedIn employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 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?

65% 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 (495) , Software Engineer (480) , Senior Software Engineer (305) , Account Director (248) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (102) , 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 1528 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 864 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 757 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 539 reviews)); "It's a good company with free food and Company shut downs twice a year." ((in 238 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 159 reviews)); "Recent layoff was not necessary in these economic conditions" ((in 137 reviews)); "Slow career progression based on rigid assessment criteria" ((in 64 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((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

65% would recommend to a friend

(7,682 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

65% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,682 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

3.0

Apr 1, 2024

Work life balance is not realistic but there are some nice perks

Senior client solutions manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In the first few months, there is a great onboarding training Opportunity to invest in your career and gain access to resources Nice benefits

Cons

Politically charged with management Some employees have negative experiences with getting support The culture has changed during the economic downturn

3.0

Mar 28, 2024

Terrible management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance … if anything too much life

Cons

Terrible management, no sense of people management whatsoever

1.0

Mar 22, 2024

Toxic...it gets worse every day

Principal product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MSFT stock appreciation Benefits Competitive comp Food Parking

Cons

Clueless top-down exec management Complete disregard for well-being Toxic and political environment Stifling overhead

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Work life balance is not realistic but there are some nice perks

Terrible management

Toxic...it gets worse every day

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