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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (491) , 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 (84) , 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 1536 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 827 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 732 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 550 reviews)); "It's a good company with free food and Company shut downs twice a year." ((in 249 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 190 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 171 reviews)); "Constant layoffs are very distracting and impossible to focus since there is always people leaving and teams changing managers." ((in 135 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 58 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

(7,636 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

67% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,636 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

Apr 23, 2012

Top quality employees and top quality management team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smartest people around. Great collaboration across teams Everyone helps everyone, without expecting something in return Low level of politics Great corporate vision, shared with entire company

Cons

Not a large number of promotions Many positions are filled with external talent vs promoting from within. Equity incentives are lower now post IPO

5.0

Apr 23, 2012

Great company with an amazing, nurturing team

User experience designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very knowledgeable experience and design team - Learned more in my time here than years at past companies - Clear career progression path - Recognition for hard/good work - Free lunches and great benefits - Fast company growth - In the money stocks - Hackdays!

Cons

- Fast growth = crowded work areas - Roads around main office get heavy traffic due to other big companies being in the area as well as a concert/events arena.

5.0

Apr 23, 2012

Best job I've every had

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Personal Leverage: Still agile enough that an individual can make a difference at the company. And the company reaches 100M users monthly. Awesome ability to make a dent in the universe. Impressive lack of stupid politics. Generally strong interdepartmental cooperation.

Cons

Increasing bureaucracy. Still not too bad but if the rate of increase continues it might get frustrating. Bay area staff split across multiple locations increases functional silos. Lack of automation in some key internal functions (e.g. Human Resources)

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