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 3.5 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 (229) , 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) , Engineer (15) , Designer (14) , Software Engineer Intern (12) , Graphic Designer (11)

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

"Great people and super organized" ((in 171 reviews)); "great benefits and especially great dental" ((in 161 reviews)); "culture was great and supportive" ((in 120 reviews)); "The pay is good on paper but wait until it drops 20% every single earnings." ((in 113 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 64 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership: you're on your own" ((in 89 reviews)); "frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 40 reviews)); "Some really bad managers" ((in 22 reviews)); "Long hours and demanding workload." ((in 14 reviews)); "potential long hours, when they need you they need you there." ((in 14 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

(1,195 total reviews)

Evan Spiegel

28% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Snap has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,195 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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1K reviews

5.0

Jun 2, 2019

One of the best software eng jobs in LA

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High pay, extremely competent coworkers from top tier schools

Cons

Business turbulence and inexperienced management

4.0

May 30, 2019

Amazing compensation/perks, if you can put up with corporate bureaucracy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay, comfortable offices, free coffee bar, 3 free meals/day, great medical insurance (OneMedical/Heal app, great support for new/expecting mothers, mental health services, etc.), good work-life balance, amazing parties

Cons

Typical corporate bureaucracy/politics, unclear direction from management, little to no growth opportunities, easy to feel under-valued/under-utilized, lack of transparency, lots of lay-offs, expensive cost of living

4.0

May 22, 2019

good overall, not much else to say

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

really cool cv related things, amazing research

Cons

hard to find fast work sometimes, but reasonable scales

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