Does Adobe pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Adobe employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Adobe. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Adobe?

82% of Adobe employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Adobe 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adobe?

Software Engineer (625) , Computer Scientist (315) , Senior Software Engineer (226) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (121) , Intern (116) , Technical Consultant (116) , Account Manager (107) , Technical Support Engineer (97) , Program Manager (94) , Manager (91) , Senior Computer Scientist (87)

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

"Good work/life balance (the lights would always turn off at HQ around 5:30!)" ((in 1283 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 823 reviews)); "Good work culture and better project" ((in 507 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 321 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 296 reviews))

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

"Middle managements has too much power and if you get a bad manager then you are out of luck" ((in 264 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and have to perform well to keep the job." ((in 94 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 72 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((in 66 reviews)); "Every couple of months our middle to upper management tell us that the company needs to take some kind of new direction." ((in 58 reviews))

What are employees saying about Adobe layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Adobe locations?

München , Hamburg , Berlin , Frankfurt am Main , Ostfildern

Adobe reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(10,109 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

86% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Adobe has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,109 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Adobe 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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10K reviews

4.0

Jan 24, 2012

Good company to work for....

Software qe developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good opportunities Work like balance Good people on the teams

Cons

They seem to have made trimming some employers\departments a yearly practice.

4.0

Jan 23, 2012

Overall pretty good with some caveats.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively ethicial place with nice people. Products for the most part are great and have passionate users. Facilities and perks are great.

Cons

Hard to move up the ladder. Senior leadership not very communicative about company plans. Consensus based culture is impediment to working in an agile and efficient manner.

3.0

Jan 17, 2012

OK place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great Downtown San Jose location. Lots of Parking Lots of Time Off. Work environment is great. Eacy access to technology

Cons

Poor senior management , changes directions every few months. Annual Layoffs talented folks gare demoralizing. Seems like there is the threat to your job every year. Performance reviews are rather superficial.

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