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 (492) , Software Engineer (476) , Senior Software Engineer (299) , Account Director (245) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (109) , 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 1549 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 833 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 725 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 558 reviews)); "Great place for young starters to join as the pay is good for that level" ((in 252 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 162 reviews)); "Recent layoffs have affected morale" ((in 131 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 64 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced." ((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

(7,640 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 7,640 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

2.0

Nov 25, 2012

Overall OK, but many "new to the corporate world" and can be VERY political

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, transparent top management team, high energy, free food, great benefits, good pay.

Cons

It is very political. The middle management team has so many meetings and doesn't have time to actually "manage" the team. When they do "manage" means micro management to control over everything. They pick favorite people and promote them. The promotions for the other people don't happen.

3.0

Nov 13, 2012

Great Company, Very Political

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, fun atmosphere, casual dress

Cons

Lots of Kool-Aid, everyone thinks they are changing the world (it gets old,) and it is extremely political, make sure you have an internal sage/mentor

5.0

Nov 7, 2012

By far the best situation going these days that I know of

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, values, vision, coworkers, management, transparency, food, drinks, benefits, time off, holidays-13+ per year, company wide shutdown between Christmas and New Years, office locations, flexibility to work from home, etc.. It really does go on and on

Cons

I've been here for a year and a half and still haven't found a CON other than if you wear any swag out on the street, on a train, in an airport, or on a plane- everyone has questions about the company and what we are doing next.

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