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 60 reviews)); "The people and culture are great." ((in 48 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people to work with" ((in 33 reviews)); "Great team to work with that cares for your well being and helps you succeed." ((in 27 reviews)); "Pay was good." ((in 24 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 14 reviews)); "My manager was a bully and no training on how to manage people, yet management let her do whatever she wants." ((in 11 reviews)); "The company takes advantage of parts of the world where salaries are generally low, for example countries like Serbia, where they can pay creators there much less money to shoot content." ((in 11 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

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Getty Images reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(98 total reviews)

Craig Peters

76% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

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3.0

Nov 4, 2015

Great people - lots of challenges

Senior account manager

Recommend

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Pros

Incredible company mission, amazing products and wonderful clients. Most colleagues have long standing tenure and are dedicated to the industry.

Cons

Tremendous change due to the availability of professional cameras and the increase of available content. Subscription model will be the ultimate decline of this industry due to the seemingly unlimited availability of new images. Professional photographers will ultimately be paying the price for this, as their "art" has become a commodity. Value of images continues to drop and it will become more and more difficult for photographers to have a stable income.

2.0

Aug 29, 2015

Dysfunctional Company with no future

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance was very reasonable here (with the exception of on-call weeks). You'll also get to work with a nice group of people.

Cons

The engineers and lower level managers doing the work are discouraged from sharing ideas or giving feedback to how problems will be solved early on. The decision making process is top down. There is no communication between technology and product departments, which has led to stagnation and lack of innovation. I left because we never seemed to be working on anything new, impactful or interesting. They also promise a 15% bonus, but since the company doesn't make any money you will never see a penny of that promise. Health and other benefits are well below average.

4.0

Jul 26, 2015

Good company to work for

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Widely considered to be the biggest and the best photo agency in the world Positive working environment, most employees stay a long time Good employee benefits: BUPA healthcare, staff discounts, pensions, insurance etc. Well resourced in terms of technology, staff support and learning Stability. While the photo industry is in a state of upheaval, Getty continues to go from strength to strength and there are few redundancies when compared to our clients and competitors

Cons

Gaining promotions can be tricky, with lots of talented, hard working and long serving staff in all directions Wages are not great, considered solid if unspectacular. Quite afew media professionals have been discouraged from joining Getty as pay is better elsewhere in the industry

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