Does Alibaba Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alibaba Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alibaba Group. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alibaba Group?

61% of Alibaba Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alibaba Group 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alibaba Group?

Software Engineer (173) , Senior Software Engineer (88) , Product Manager (65) , Intern (40) , Manager (34) , Account Manager (33) , Senior Product Manager (29) , Algorithm Engineer (28) , Project Manager (25) , Business Development Manager (23) , Software Developer (23) , Senior Algorithm Engineer (22) , Internship (21) , Data Scientist (20) , Front End Developer (17)

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

"Team is good but salaries" ((in 170 reviews)); "3. Friendly colleagues working together." ((in 86 reviews)); "it provide good working environment" ((in 79 reviews)); "Most people are nice and fun to work with" ((in 68 reviews)); "The benefits are good" ((in 62 reviews))

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

"chinese cultural and no work life balance" ((in 109 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 74 reviews)); "Bad management and poor booses" ((in 44 reviews)); "Long hours and irregular ot" ((in 30 reviews)); "High pressure and you must "Embrace Change"." ((in 27 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alibaba Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Alibaba Group locations?

New York , Sunnyvale , San Mateo , China , Los Angeles , Seattle , Bellevue , China Grove , San Francisco , San Jose , Washington , Houston , Berkeley , Saint Louis , Pasadena , Palo Alto , Santa Clara , Pittsburgh , Charlotte C H , China , Perth Amboy , Syracuse , Chicago , Evanston , Fairfax , Malverne , Nebraska City , Charlotte , Abilene , China

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Alibaba Group reviews

3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,980 total reviews)

Daniel Yong Zhang

61% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Senior management

3.0

Work/Life balance

Alibaba Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,980 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alibaba Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Sep 15, 2017

A lot potentials

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No doubt about founders' vision. Truly amazing. Carrying the mission of changing the world. A lot of opportunities inside the company led by the fast growing business and founders' vision. I've been learning a lot both technically and non-technically. Feel overall benefits are pretty good.

Cons

depending on how you see it. fast pace and org changes frequently. Conduct result-oriented work environment, which means work overtime quite often.

4.0

Jan 21, 2016

Great Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

All the employees are senior tech persons and have solid knowledge about machine learning and data mining. Definitely a great place to learn.

Cons

Need travels to China or stay at night to sync with teams in China.

3.0

Mar 5, 2026

Office people are nice, but work and international communication is sick

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are nice, benefits are nice, that's all

Cons

Bureaucracy, must follow the Chinese time zone, always meeting at night, rude, EE are just replaceable tools, that's all

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