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 2% 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 (6629) , Senior Software Engineer (1746) , Program Manager (1399) , Software Engineer II (1039) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (860) , Product Manager (722) , Intern (689) , Technical Support Engineer (686) , Software Developer (667) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (631) , Consultant (546) , Software Engineer(Internship) (532) , Director (531) , Project Manager (479)

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 6294 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5352 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4299 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4054 reviews)); "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." ((in 2113 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 1459 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1177 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 776 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 480 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 451 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

(53,901 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

3.4

Senior management

Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,901 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

Jan 8, 2015

Great place to work

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is very forward-looking with the new leadership (Satya). Culture is rapidly evolving to be caught up with, or ahead of, the competition. Wide reach, with lots of opportunities to make an impact on the world. Time-off is very flexible. Work-life balance is well managed on most teams.

Cons

Lots of legacy/historical process slowing down the company, making work frustrating at times. Currently a lot of churn to reach "ideal state" as quickly as possible (as mentioned in the pros). Company culture is still not very in-tune with the rest of the market and how competitors do their business at a tactical level, but this is improving in the last year.

1.0

Dec 19, 2014

Everything is just show OFF as the Brand Name

Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not even 1 good reason one should work here. Culture,Management,work everything is just below average. I know its hard for people to believe this but its actually true that Microsoft is no more the place to work for. It is just getting worst and worst day by day. Will advise each one to think 10 times before joining here rather than regretting later.

Cons

Lots and lots of challenges. 1. No job security at all. 2. Work culture is poor. 3. The work is NOT satisfactory. 4. Worst management.

1.0

Dec 13, 2014

At first great, then became a nightmare

Senior software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amount of vacation was okay, medical benefits were decent (though not awesome as of late), salary okay

Cons

In my group, the only way to move up was to kiss up to the manager. I had many, many years of great performance, then reported to this clown. It was all downhill from there. As a woman, I found the culture very difficult and sexist.

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