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 3.3 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 1563 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 875 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 735 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 534 reviews)); "Pay and comp is good even if a little inflexible." ((in 236 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 194 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 130 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 64 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced." ((in 50 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

67% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.3

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

4.0

Feb 7, 2014

Very talented group; becoming a big company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really smart people, great product and great management team

Cons

Starting to feel like a big company

5.0

Jan 21, 2014

Best place I've worked for so far! LinkedIn takes good care of us!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Energized organization with almost everyone having a deep passion, and genuinely wanting to help each other succeed. A great culture of collaboration, and enjoying the fast pace and having to roll with the punches! Great place to learn and try new things in order to build an organization of the future!

Cons

Teething issues as we scale up and grow extremely rapidly, but hey, who said it was going to be easy?

5.0

Jan 20, 2014

Amazing place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great fun along with good learning & growth opportunities, chance to work with very talented people from all parts of the world

Cons

competitive environment, lots of work pressure

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