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

(7,653 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 7,653 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

May 5, 2016

Too much marketed company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Any average MNC Hired wrong person at India office. Only good thing if you working at USA office

Cons

Too much marketed. People working there are self obsessed and egoistic. Average people with below average team players

2.0

Feb 18, 2016

HR

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing benefits and great pay.

Cons

Significant gap between where they are and where they need to go. A preference for "getting shXt done" (company value) over strategic thinking and following good business plans. In the past year, LinkedIn made a concerted effort to bring in more seasoned professionals to address the process and systems gaps. The culture doesn't embrace the processes required to mature and move to the next level of strategic and operational sophistication. The culture is locked into the move fast and get shXt done approach despite it being a close to 10000 person company, which causes endless re-work.

5.0

Oct 11, 2015

Can't imagine a better place

Talent acquisition manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Empowered to take intelligent risks, all with the strong support of leadership. People are awesome, perks are unbelievable (esp. with new vacation policy... i.e. 2 weeks of shutdown and unlimited vacation). I feel very challenged, but very supported, which is a great place to be.

Cons

We tend to "level down". At another company my title would be Director, or at least SMR, but here I'm a manager. This makes no sense to me from a recruiting perspective, and somewhat undermines credibility externally in my role.

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