Does Microsoft pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Microsoft employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Microsoft. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Microsoft?

77% of Microsoft employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Microsoft 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6582) , Senior Software Engineer (1735) , Program Manager (1397) , Software Engineer II (1032) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (859) , Product Manager (715) , Intern (689) , Technical Support Engineer (683) , Software Developer (666) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (629) , Consultant (546) , Software Engineer(Internship) (529) , Director (528) , Project Manager (477)

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

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6256 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5333 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4353 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4007 reviews)); "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." ((in 2089 reviews))

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

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1440 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1199 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 754 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 472 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 317 reviews))

What are employees saying about Microsoft layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,692 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

77% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,692 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Microsoft 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

54K reviews

5.0

May 16, 2008

Microsoft, a big company with lots of opportunities.

Documentation manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Microsoft is on the leading edge of technology. You can work there and learn about technologies that won't roll out for a couple years, so you are going to be ahead your skill compared to the rest of the industry. It's a large enough company to allow for specialization and has job functions that don't exist elsewhere, especially in product documentation. The people are smart, competent and sharp. There's lots of opportunities for career growth and role exploration once you are an employee. You can have a completely different job every 2 years if you want to and you work at it.

Cons

Microsoft is a big company and has all the problems associated with that. Recognition for your work can be difficult when you are a cog in a very big wheel. Specialization can also be a bummer if you like to wear a lot of different hats.

2.0

May 15, 2008

Great people, lousy place to make a meaningful career.

Group program manager, technology

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Microsoft is a great company the develops the best software in the world. You will never lack for resources to do your job and their are a lot of very bright, dedicated people you will work with. They give you the best computing resources you want - many employees have 2 or 3 computers. Best of all you also get access to all of Microsoft's software. The latest and greatest versions of Office, Windows, SQL, SharePoint, etc. In many groups, you also have a lot of responsibility - kind of like a startup, where you wear lots of hats and much is expected of you. Most of your co-workers are dedicated, smart and really committed to doing the right thing for customers as well.

Cons

Forget about a life outside of work. You will always have more work than you can do and lots of pressure to complete it all. The bureaucracy is at an all time high and the organization moves at a snails pace for most things. Even though you have a lot of responsibility, there are lots of internal politics and cross company issues that make it difficult to make real changes without more effort than you can possibly believe. You would think that the best software company in the world would have great internal systems, but they don't. Lastly, the pay is horrible. Every year, they come out with lame reasons and explanations that pay is really not so bad and that you should be honored to work at Microsoft, but it doesn't do justice to the amount of work most of the employees put in.

4.0

May 15, 2008

MS: Great medical but no career path for admins!

Executive business administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benifits! They Rock! Love the medical!

Cons

lack of upward movement for admins

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