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 (302) , 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.

LinkedIn reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,664 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 7,664 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

5.0

Oct 16, 2013

Just as I had hoped...

Enterprise relationship manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love working at a company whose product(s) are truly transforming not just industries... but positively impacting people's lives along the way.

Cons

Some of the growing pains you'd expect when a company grows so rapidly.

5.0

Oct 16, 2013

work hard & have fun :)

Global talent organisation

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The innovative culture- one example is 'LinkedIn For Good'-this is programme allows employees to give back to the community or create social impact, they even give employee grants for passionate employee ideas!! Another brilliant one is InDay- 1 day per month to get away from the desk to get involved in fun/team-building activities The perks- gym classes, food, dental- we are well taken care of The can do attitude- the positivity, passion and ambition of the employees that I work with on a daily basis

Cons

its busy but that keeps the work varied and interesting

5.0

Oct 15, 2013

Amazing company, awesome culture, love it here

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with an amazing bunch of people in a place that has such a fantastic culture. Getting to work on a product that people are so passionate about is great too.

Cons

As we have grown, we have lost a bit of that start up feel but that's to be expected

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Just as I had hoped...

work hard & have fun :)

Amazing company, awesome culture, love it here

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