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 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (493) , Software Engineer (477) , Senior Software Engineer (301) , Account Director (247) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (99) , 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 1573 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 737 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 531 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 187 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 132 reviews)); "Slow career progression based on rigid assessment criteria" ((in 58 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((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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LinkedIn reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,648 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

66% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,648 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

Mar 18, 2021

Sinking ship!

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Fun colleagues - Perks like free lunch and a fitness budget - Benefits

Cons

- Cost cutting in any place they can - Management team is underqualified and highly political - Compensation is no longer competitive - they've been cutting it every year - Laid off a HUGE subset of the sales team which ruined the culture - Red tape and processes that get in the way of doing your job. Microsoft has taken over

1.0

Jan 14, 2021

Nice Perks Lead to Toxic Selfish Work Culture

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great food, at least before the pandemic. Stock is great since it is MSFT.

Cons

Lots of entitled holdovers from pre Microsoft merger staying to crest very toxic work culture for those that join post acquisition.

2.0

Dec 23, 2020

Stay away

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Product is relevant - Looks good on resume

Cons

- The lack of fresh blood in top leadership is really affecting the company - Hierarchical org coupled with promotion-driven culture is creating a very toxic work environment where only bullies thrive - Very hard to get ahead as most promotions are based on favoritism and fluff - Weak leaders are easily fooled by bullies who are ready to do anything to get ahead - There is no team work - workers are in harsh competition with each other and collaboration is a joke - HR has no power and it just sides with managers

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