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 (10474) , Senior Software Engineer (1599) , Intern (1230) , Software Developer (1217) , Account Manager (843) , Product Manager (792) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (753) , Program Manager (623) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (542) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (499) , Software Engineer(Internship) (495) , Manager (484)

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 4230 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3720 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3425 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2645 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2322 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 797 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 734 reviews)); "frequent layoffs are very common in the industry" ((in 567 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 557 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 310 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

(48,404 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 48,404 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

3.0

Dec 16, 2009

good for newbie in the industry

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good name in your resume, but less opportunity since it is a huge companies now. Further, it is up to the team you are working on and the managers. The management structure is kind of mess. But it is full of tenants who you can learn from.

Cons

less opportunity since it is a huge companies now.

5.0

Dec 16, 2009

I was very satisfied.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

(1) awesome technologiy (2) Wonderful coworkers (3) Very open and encouraging work environment (4) Last but certainly not least, the great food.

Cons

Your career growth might not be as quick as you expect.

2.0

Dec 15, 2009

chaotic and political environment with lack of accountability and leadership

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- beautiful campus in mountain view - free food and drinks - nice perks and company organized activities (assuming you have time to attend) - young and vibrant culture - many smart and fun people - competitive total compensation package - excellent company name recognition

Cons

- "managed chaos" is a joke, it is out of control - high tech company running on intensively manual or haphazard processes - constant change and restructuring of organizations driven by poor decisions - excessive meetings with no clear decisions or execution path, lack of single decision maker - laissez-faire attitude resulting in inconsistent and/or incoherent practices across the company - political and incompetent management who are more interested in promoting their own agendas than working in the best interest of the company

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