Does Meta pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Meta employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Meta. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Meta?

49% of Meta employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Meta 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Meta?

Software Engineer (3589) , Data Scientist (523) , Senior Software Engineer (479) , Product Manager (391) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , Program Manager (350) , Technical Sourcer (346) , Data Engineer (328) , Project Manager (261) , Account Manager (239) , Recruiter (236) , Software Engineer Intern (227) , Research Scientist (219) , Production Engineer (218) , Technical Recruiter (215)

What are the pros of working at Meta according to real employee reviews?

"The company has great benefits and really makes sure you and your family have everything you need." ((in 2335 reviews)); "The people are great and you won’t see any of the same perks at other companies." ((in 1997 reviews)); "I think that some of the pros are the that it has a good pay and is in a nice place like california" ((in 1503 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 708 reviews)); "Free food and Life@ expenses are nice" ((in 650 reviews))

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

"Well know is the bad work life balance with MPK (USA) still holding the string late hours are common and needed to get on." ((in 1017 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 809 reviews)); "1. Can be super stressful 2. Bad manager can ruin your life 3. Efforts are not praised or counted 4. Code output doesn't matter" ((in 396 reviews)); "Politics and poor leadership in the mid" ((in 358 reviews)); "many employers are very invested in their work and spend long hours; as a result it can be easy to let work/life balance slip" ((in 222 reviews))

What are employees saying about Meta layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Meta layoffs and their outlook for job security at Meta in 2026.

Meta reviews

3.5

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,279 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

37% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Meta has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 18,279 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Meta employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

18K reviews

5.0

Mar 12, 2016

Best place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hands down the best place to work

Cons

Nothing really to note, great place

4.0

Mar 11, 2016

Once in a lifetime

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Still a bit startup-i, plenty of opportunity for impact and growth, great culture, great percs

Cons

Thoughest feedbacks you'll ever get. The speed and level of productivity at which they work and expect you to work is scary. (Not sure if any of these are cons)

Meta Response

10y

At Facebook, we value open and constructive feedback, moving fast, and focusing on impact in order to help our people grow and better serve our communities. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback.

5.0

Mar 9, 2016

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very collaborative culture Not a dull moment Exciting and visible projects

Cons

Very fast face so cannot do a deep dive on one single engagement

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