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 (476) , Senior Software Engineer (302) , Account Director (247) , 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 1543 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 850 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 736 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 540 reviews)); "It's a good company with free food and Company shut downs twice a year." ((in 254 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)); "Recent layoff was not necessary in these economic conditions" ((in 131 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 62 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((in 49 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

(7,657 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 7,657 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

5.0

Oct 11, 2013

Great place to work!

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Innovative fast paced culture. Encourage personal growth and development. Great opportunities to do amazing things at massive scale. Generally an awesome place to work

Cons

Some risk of culture dilution in remote offices that importing departments wholesale form other organizations. as with many companies growing at this rate, occasionally hear that "things aren't as awesome as they used to be"

5.0

Oct 11, 2013

Best Place I've Worked!

Relationship manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pros: Amazing culture, clients love working with us, smart coworkers, incredible benefits, fun start-up environment,

Cons

Cons: hyper growth mode processes are still being flushed out

4.0

Oct 11, 2013

Fast growing, dynamic, lots of room to grow

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to take initiative and develop skills, very strong management, meritocracy-based

Cons

The organisation is very demanding and quite competitive

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