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 (299) , Account Director (246) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (98) , 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 1575 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 812 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 728 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 534 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 187 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 159 reviews)); "Recent layoff was not necessary in these economic conditions" ((in 137 reviews)); "Slow career progression based on rigid assessment criteria" ((in 57 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

(7,641 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 7,641 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 18, 2013

Inspiring company with great culture & mission

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The team at LinkedIn, from CEO down, are all working towards a larger common goal. The multiple business lines keeps life interesting, and strengthens our business model. The talent is of high quality and getting even better. Leadership is very transparent and approachable to all levels.

Cons

Lots to do, and a relatively small set of people to do it.

5.0

Oct 18, 2013

LinkedIn has transformed my career and my life!

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We stand by our values and have an excellent collaboration culture. We always put the member first and have the utmost of integrity when dealing with our colleagues and out clients. It is such an exciting place to be where we have the best tools in the market for our clients to increase revenue, efficiency and brand reach and make a real and significant impact to the market and to our clients.

Cons

There is not any downside to working here. It is hard work and we constantly demand excellence of ourselves so that means going above and beyond what is expected of us and constantly developing yourself which I don't see as a negative at all.

5.0

Oct 17, 2013

inspiring

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Endless opportunities for skill development, tremendous leadership, inspiring culture and values, world class products, being part of something extraordinary

Cons

As it gets bigger, it gets more complicated to make changes to our process; compensation not the highest out there

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