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 (476) , Senior Software Engineer (299) , Account Director (245) , 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 1550 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 828 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 739 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 545 reviews)); "Great place for young starters to join as the pay is good for that level" ((in 240 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 191 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 160 reviews)); "Layoffs are common" ((in 133 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 59 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

(7,636 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 7,636 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

4.0

May 8, 2026

Great culture, but high quotas and political promotions

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High overall attainment amongst SDR org Great managers/team culture

Cons

High quotas, forces SDRs to create fake meetings/bumps which artifically increases our quotas. Very political when it comes to promotions. Will not get promoted for just hitting your number

3.0

May 7, 2026

Good colleagues and food, but management needs improvement

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WLB (even though worse than before). Good food. Good colleagues.

Cons

Very minimal RSU refresh. Bad management. Less growth opportunities now.

1.0

May 6, 2026

Terrible pip culture and survival mode

Sw engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Almost no pros any more except for lunch

Cons

extreme pip culture evaluations being a joke and eval metrics changing day by day impossible asked from employees full chaos in terms of project goals promotions almost non existing - those that used to take 1-2 years a few years back now take 4-5 years or never terrible work life balance and a fear culture no teamwork and mainly individualism to survive no manager training or check and balance

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