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 (10461) , Senior Software Engineer (1599) , Intern (1228) , Software Developer (1217) , Account Manager (843) , Product Manager (793) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (753) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (542) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (499) , Software Engineer(Internship) (495) , 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 4192 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3716 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3422 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2680 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2304 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 806 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 746 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 579 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 567 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 304 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 Google locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Berlin , Frankfurt am Main , Hamburg , München

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4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,376 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

82% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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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 48,376 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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4.0

Oct 5, 2008

nice place to work at

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You'll have a chance to work with a lot of talent ppl

Cons

limited advancement opportunities .............. it used to be a better place to work but things have change a little now.

5.0

Oct 3, 2008

Great perks, great projects, great food, long hours if you're not careful.

Software development intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There's a ton of engineering resources, and everything is pretty open and transparent within the company. Lots of on the job perks, and there are really cool projects all over the company to spend time on.

Cons

There is a culture of working long hours there, and 20% time is pretty much a myth now. If anything, it's 120% time. As well, the San Francisco to Mountain View commute is a little grating after a while.

3.0

Oct 3, 2008

Good company to work for

Associate program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

free food, for someone coming out of college, could be quite an incentive. not too many meetings, can get things done.

Cons

you are nothing if you're not in engineering.

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