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, 3.7 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 7, 2013

Best Experience in the Valley

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with smart passionate fun people on exciting projects that impact hundreds of millions of people 3 free meals a day in a brand new cafeteria Free soft serve Freezers full of ice cream Refrigerators full of quality drinks Unlimited snacks Free phone + monthly plan Dual 30" Monitors Retina MBR inDay once a month Lots of swag generous comp + start bonus + on-call bonus pay 0 cost health insurance Shuttles around the bay Free caltrain pass Bikes all over campus Lots of electric car charging Premium linkedin account Freestyle Coke/Soda machines in every building Onsite haircuts Free massages once a month Great work/life balance

Cons

tiny "gym". Next to Shoreline park, concert days can be a pain.

5.0

Oct 7, 2013

LinkedIn employees are passionate about the mission and committed to living the company values.

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity for impact, strong leadership, great culture

Cons

As with any silicon valley tech company, there's always more work to do than people to do it

5.0

Oct 7, 2013

Great Experience all around!

Enterprise account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Culture starting with the top down. It is fantastic to work for a company that is changing the way people do business. The company is very innovative in the way they treat data. Linkedin is always leveraging our innovations to make our jobs easier every day.

Cons

People always ask us to fix something that they do not like about Linkedin.

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