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

1.0

Jul 29, 2020

Terrible handling of layoffs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

used to be a great culture

Cons

Politics; leaders value visibility over performance, highlighted in top performers being laid off and hanging onto people that are more visible. Culture and values are not realistic as leaders dont follow them. Open honest and constructive is one example, everything is secret and fed to you on a need to know basis. You would think we work in the CIA how they handle comms for some basic changes

2.0

Jun 25, 2020

Unfulfilling work with cult-like employees in a fake utopia

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I learned that it’s not the best place to work

Cons

Where do I begin? The environment here is so fake and overly enthusiastic that it comes off as insincere. Don’t ask why or challenge the status quo as it’s looked down upon and you’re told that maybe LinkedIn isn’t the place for you. Half of the positions internally are so lofty that I’ve often wondered hole it’s even a real position. And if you don’t fit in with their cult-like personality don’t expect to be accepted.

3.0

Feb 26, 2020

Great Company- Terrible Org to Work In

Senior customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is great and talks a lot about skill development and opportunity. The company culture is great.

Cons

The Talent solutions org is quite political. No one takes action, everyone just brainstorms. There are too many cooks in the kitchen and constantly changing processes without clear communication. Projects are consistently half baked without any follow up.

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