Does GitHub pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GitHub employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GitHub. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GitHub?

66% of GitHub employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GitHub 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitHub?

Software Engineer (55) , Senior Software Engineer (32) , Sales (10) , Solutions Engineer (9) , Account Executive (8) , Director (7) , Program Manager (7) , Customer Reliability Engineer (6) , Enterprise Business Representative (6) , Marketing (6) , Senior Program Manager (6) , Software Engineer III (6) , Project Manager (5) , Software Engineer Intern (5) , Talent Partner (5)

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

"remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 70 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 63 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 59 reviews)); "Work life balance was great" ((in 28 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy" ((in 23 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 10 reviews)); "The candidate experience is slow, lack of communication, needs improving" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about GitHub layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed GitHub locations?

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3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(463 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

50% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

GitHub has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GitHub 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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463 reviews

5.0

Sep 12, 2023

Good and bad, that's life

Senior software engineer

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

- Great comp - Best people I've ever worked with - less bro culture than usual

Cons

- The C suite is a bit tone deaf to the point where I just stopped attending all hands. I love my department and I try to tune out the noise

2.0

Jul 11, 2023

Not a good fit for non-U.S. employees...

Staff engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- scale & impact - developer tooling product focus

Cons

- leadership or lack thereof - product vision or lack thereof - hr, benefits & payroll for non-U.S. employees (be prepared to be treated like a third-party contractor & monitor your pay slips for issues/inaccuracies)

2.0

Apr 11, 2023

A decent company heading in the wrong direction

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

1. Get to work with some very smart people 2. Decent compensation and benefits

Cons

1. Very bad leadership. They do not practice the values they preach. 2. Work life balance is messed up quite frequently 3. Too many responsibilities in on-call rotations 4. The sudden shift on making everything about AI is hurting the core products of the company

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