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 (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 (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 1558 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 837 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 723 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 548 reviews)); "Great place for young starters to join as the pay is good for that level" ((in 249 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 196 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 161 reviews)); "Recent layoff was not necessary in these economic conditions" ((in 135 reviews)); "Slow career progression based on rigid assessment criteria" ((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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3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,639 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 7,639 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

3.0

Mar 24, 2026

it's ok

Sr. software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

unlimited PTO insurance nice teammates

Cons

bad manager poor wlb poor career growth

4.0

Mar 23, 2026

Great scale and good tech problems

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large scale that exposes unique problems Decent management (depends on the teams) Food, transportation and perks Good compensation

Cons

Product leadership is struggling to find new revenue opportunities. Great numbers of very good engineers left Micro management and tracking irrelevant metric like tracking PR count and AI token usage

1.0

Mar 23, 2026

Avoid

Account director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office, nice location, free food.

Cons

Performance management - constantly 12 weeks from a pip. No career progression. Burnout as standard.

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