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 (475) , Senior Software Engineer (298) , Account Director (244) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (109) , Staff Software Engineer (97) , 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 1537 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 717 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 541 reviews)); "It's a good company with free food and Company shut downs twice a year." ((in 245 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 159 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and the shifts when you start suck." ((in 133 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 55 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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3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,629 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

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 7,629 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

Oct 26, 2010

Great place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone can make a difference.

Cons

Too many cooks in the kitchen.

5.0

Oct 19, 2010

Fantastic place to work with super talented people

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to have a large footprint Open access to the executives Incredible benefits (unlimited food and magic whiteboard - you write what you want and it appears) Highly collaborative environment Clear mission/vision and leadership Awesome product - you feel like you are making a positive difference in people's lives around the world Feels like a global company that happens to be headquartered in Mountain View.

Cons

Drinking out of a firehose - sometimes can feel invigorating and other times feel overwhelming

5.0

Sep 23, 2010

A Great Place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Working with a team of highly talented people - Knowledge sharing - Enthusiastic environment - Hard working people who are in general happy to be here - openess to change from senior management - They go out of their way to show the employess they appreciate them by providing events and perks to keep morale up.

Cons

- Even linkedIn hasnt escaped politics however overall its a great place to be. I have no complaints

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