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 (246) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (110) , 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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3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,641 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 7,641 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

Sep 25, 2013

Not great at all

Smb account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, pension and healthcare benefits

Cons

Very limited career progression opportunities if you are in sales. There's no concrete promotion criteria. Targets unrealistic. Management incompetent, brainwashed, racist. If you are a lousy manager, can apply to Linked- high probability you will get hired as we are not very selective.

2.0

Jun 28, 2012

Proceed with a very powerful zoom lens.

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-From the outside looking in, one of the most innovative, forward thinking companies in the valley. -Tech darling of wall street -Solid, visionary exec leadership who seem genuine, believable & competant -Transparency at the top -Free food and good perks

Cons

-Mid/lower management, (especially int he sales org) can be a BIG miss. -There are a few good sales managers but by and large, incompetency reigns supreme at this level. They have a sales manager with literally 2 years of sales experience, "trying" to lead tenured reps who've carried a bag for a decade. The result? Downfall of many reps due to "cultural clashes" -Post first week training, on boarding is nearly non-existent. Very cliquish and overall sense of negativity on the floor. -Little to no career development unless you're in the 23 year old crowd. -One of the most political environments I've encountered in my career

1.0

May 21, 2012

Poor management spoiling a good company with promising roles.

Sales account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Name brand company: good to have on CV, people recognize it Social network build solutions rather than sell products multinational

Cons

very poor management promises made before you are hired will not be kept pay is lower than similar roles elsewhere management is intensely hierarchical politics more important than substance

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