Does LinkedIn pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LinkedIn employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LinkedIn. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LinkedIn?

65% of LinkedIn employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LinkedIn 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (494) , Software Engineer (480) , Senior Software Engineer (305) , Account Director (249) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (102) , Sales Manager (92) , Account Manager (85) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (84) , Senior Account Director (80) , Recruiter (60)

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

"The culture and the vibe at LI is great; there's a friendly "can" ((in 1528 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 864 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 757 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 539 reviews)); "It's a good company with free food and Company shut downs twice a year." ((in 238 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 194 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 159 reviews)); "Recent layoff was not necessary in these economic conditions" ((in 137 reviews)); "Slow career progression based on rigid assessment criteria" ((in 64 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((in 51 reviews))

What are employees saying about LinkedIn layoffs in 2026?

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

LinkedIn reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(7,680 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

65% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,680 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LinkedIn employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

5.0

Feb 25, 2014

Fantastic place to work!

Sales development specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place, innovative and management - they main focus is your development!

Cons

Time management, from time to time a bad work/life balance.

5.0

Nov 12, 2013

Be prepared for lots of change

Marketing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Never two days the same Always learning something new

Cons

Becoming more corporate by the day (although I don't think this can be helped) International offices can have less opportunity than ones in the US

5.0

Oct 16, 2013

work hard & have fun :)

Global talent organisation

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The innovative culture- one example is 'LinkedIn For Good'-this is programme allows employees to give back to the community or create social impact, they even give employee grants for passionate employee ideas!! Another brilliant one is InDay- 1 day per month to get away from the desk to get involved in fun/team-building activities The perks- gym classes, food, dental- we are well taken care of The can do attitude- the positivity, passion and ambition of the employees that I work with on a daily basis

Cons

its busy but that keeps the work varied and interesting

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Fantastic place to work!

Be prepared for lots of change

work hard & have fun :)

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