Does Snap pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Snap employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Snap. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Snap?

49% of Snap employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Snap 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Snap?

Software Engineer (233) , Account Manager (52) , Intern (25) , Senior Software Engineer (25) , Account Executive (19) , Data Scientist (19) , Machine Learning Engineer (18) , Product Manager (18) , Research Intern (17) , Senior Account Manager (17) , Manager (16) , Designer (15) , Engineer (15) , Software Engineer Intern (12) , Graphic Designer (11)

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

"great benefits and especially great dental" ((in 172 reviews)); "Great people and super organized" ((in 170 reviews)); "culture was great and supportive" ((in 116 reviews)); "The pay is good on paper but wait until it drops 20% every single earnings." ((in 111 reviews)); "Free food for 3 meals a day when we were in the office and then daily post mates credit when we were working from home." ((in 61 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership: you're on your own" ((in 90 reviews)); "frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 42 reviews)); "Some really bad managers" ((in 22 reviews)); "There was a lot of push back on this, but it was disregarded by upper management." ((in 13 reviews)); "potential long hours, when they need you they need you there." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Snap layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(1,202 total reviews)

Evan Spiegel

27% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Snap has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,202 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Snap 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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4.0

Apr 29, 2021

Overall good management, genuine interest in employee wellbeing

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- company seems genuinely invested in employee wellbeing - great autonomy over projects and work

Cons

- limited visibility on certain decisions that seem to be made top-down/ unilaterally - frequent last minute 'urgent' ad-hoc asks

4.0

Apr 17, 2021

Good work life balance and scattered focus from leadership

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good perks, travel and internal operations work like a well oiled machine

Cons

Work life balance is not good. There is constantly pressure for new products.

4.0

Apr 15, 2021

Ambitious fast paced environment that is under resourced

Senior technical recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ownership Plenty of Areas for impact Direct Access to Hiring Managers/Stakeholders

Cons

Bureaucracy (Recruiting reports in to HR) Disorganized (Org is scaling faster then it’s staffed for) WLB (will get over worked if you don’t set clear boundaries, still operates like a start up)

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