Does Google pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Google employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Google. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Google?

87% of Google employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Google 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10483) , Senior Software Engineer (1602) , Intern (1230) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (844) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (754) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (543) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (500) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (483)

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

"My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running."" ((in 4195 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3739 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3430 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2679 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2336 reviews))

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

"Long hours and lots to learn if you are not a learner it might not be the best place" ((in 825 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 724 reviews)); "frequent layoffs are very common in the industry" ((in 587 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 565 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 294 reviews))

What are employees saying about Google layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Google locations?

München , Hamburg , Berlin , Frankfurt am Main , Köln , Lustadt , Hannover , Heilbronn , Bochum , Frankenthal (Pfalz)

Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,441 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,441 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Google 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

48K reviews

5.0

Jan 20, 2011

Excellent Place to Launch a Career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coming from a startup background, Google provides amazing opportunities for working in small, focused teams on influential products. Overall I have been very satisfied with my ability to move around within the company.

Cons

While well run, Google is still an enormous company. While bureaucracy is kept at a minimum, Google is definitely no longer what it used to be in terms of a startup-like environment.

4.0

Jan 20, 2011

Dynamic and fast-paced

Product marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place for fresh grads. Dynamic and full of energy. A lot of independence. A place to network with very capable people. Good for learning cutting-edge engineering and networking.

Cons

It seems that there is somewhat shortage of clarify about people's functions over there. Overlap of work is common. But most of people are very bright working there. It seems many people care more about enhancement of PowerPoint rather than company products. Still it is a company with great potential.

3.0

Jan 20, 2011

Not the place for good recruiters.

Leadership recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Like Disneyland, great food, fun environment, fantastic resources and a shuttle! Overall really great environment to be in.

Cons

Can't get anything done, so much red tape. As a Recruiter you are really just a paper shuffler and Hiring managers rule the roost so if they are incompetent then your hands are tied and there is no way to be successful. Huge company politics are in play and it is difficult to figure out who to align yourself with. If a process isn't working there is no way to effect any real change.

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