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 (493) , Software Engineer (477) , Senior Software Engineer (301) , Account Director (247) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (99) , 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 1540 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 840 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 726 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 552 reviews)); "It's a good company with free food and Company shut downs twice a year." ((in 258 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 158 reviews)); "Recent layoff was not necessary in these economic conditions" ((in 126 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 65 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.

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LinkedIn reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,646 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 7,646 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

3.0

Sep 4, 2013

Too much reorg, but did manage to finish the IPO

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work on large scale system and real problem

Cons

Many senior management are from Yahoo, and they bring the Yahoo politics to Linkedin

5.0

Sep 3, 2013

Love it here!

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really happy here. I get to work on ground breaking projects with some of the smartest people I have met in my career. Cool people, good (free!) food, and really great opportunities.

Cons

Still entrepreneurial and therefore some systems, processes are still under development

4.0

Aug 27, 2013

Great Place to Work !!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Freedom to work on your favorite project !

Cons

Nothing i can think of as of now !

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