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?

62% of Alibaba Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alibaba Group 3.1 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 (30) , Algorithm Engineer (28) , Project Manager (25) , Business Development Manager (23) , Software Developer (23) , Internship (22) , Senior Algorithm Engineer (22) , Data Scientist (20) , Research Intern (18)

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

"Team is good but salaries" ((in 188 reviews)); "very young and nice colleagues" ((in 91 reviews)); "Good working environment and encourage university students to contribute ideas to improve working process" ((in 79 reviews)); "Most people are nice and fun to work with" ((in 67 reviews)); "Good culture and people to work with" ((in 67 reviews))

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

"chinese cultural and no work life balance" ((in 108 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 75 reviews)); "Bad management and poor booses" ((in 39 reviews)); "Long hours and irregular ot" ((in 34 reviews)); "The pace of work is fast and the pressure is high" ((in 26 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

Alibaba Group reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,982 total reviews)

Daniel Yong Zhang

63% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

Alibaba Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,982 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

5.0

Mar 20, 2016

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

best internet company in China, high salary, high challenge.

Cons

work time may be longer than some of others, and some business department may bear high pressure.

5.0

Mar 11, 2016

Front end web developer

Frontend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is happy to work at Alibaba Group,

Cons

It is not correct to make employee work late until 9 at night.

5.0

Feb 18, 2016

Awesome

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technical environment and all engineers with awesome background

Cons

overwork a little and 996 which start work at 9 am and work to 9 pm and 6 days a week

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