Does Getty Images pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Getty Images employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Getty Images. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Getty Images?

52% of Getty Images employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Getty Images 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Getty Images?

Account Manager (22) , Senior Software Engineer (21) , Software Engineer (20) , Sales (17) , Account Executive (14) , Photographer (14) , Manager (13) , Sales Executive (12) , Customer Service Associate (11) , Customer Success Manager (10) , Director (8) , Photo Editor (8) , Sales Associate (8) , Senior Account Executive (8) , (5)

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

"Good benefits but only because they are a global company and N.A. complained" ((in 57 reviews)); "The people and culture are great." ((in 42 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people to work with" ((in 35 reviews)); "Pay was good." ((in 27 reviews)); "Senior leadership communicates their intentions and show that they're willing to make changes" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"Poor management." ((in 43 reviews)); "Managers have very poor judgement on the people they hire." ((in 23 reviews)); "Chaotic at times in upper management" ((in 15 reviews)); "My manager was a bully and no training on how to manage people, yet management let her do whatever she wants." ((in 10 reviews)); "3. Low salary increase and bonuses" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Getty Images layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Getty Images locations?

Seattle , New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , McLean , South Seattle , Detroit , Newark , Huntsville , North Chicago , Mount Vernon , Arlington , Brooklyn , Phoenix , Nashville , Hawaiian Gardens , Hollywood , Miami , Northeast

Getty Images reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(662 total reviews)

Craig Peters

76% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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Getty Images has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 662 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Getty Images employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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662 reviews

2.0

Mar 28, 2013

Worst manager ever

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, casual environment, friendly people, social outings

Cons

favoritism, passive-agressive communications, lack of support for employee career development

3.0

Feb 27, 2013

Growing pains

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sociable culture with lots of HR-sponsored events, lots of smart people, good benefits, charity matching program up to $1000 per employee per year, plenty of opportunities for both horizontal and vertical movement, promote from within rather than hiring outside management, good work-life balance, decent compensation

Cons

Endless reorgs are disruptive, have embraced extreme programming practices to an unhealthy degree, developers spend a lot of time on things other than writing code that implements the requirements

3.0

Feb 4, 2013

It's ok

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you live in the city its great

Cons

No bounses anymore. Salary doesn't get much of a bump year to year.

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