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?

68% of GitHub employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GitHub 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitHub?

Software Engineer (55) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , 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) , Support Engineer (5)

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

"remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 71 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 64 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 61 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 23 reviews)); "Pay is good depending on where you work" ((in 17 reviews))

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

"High turnover due to poor leadership" ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 10 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?

San Francisco , Seattle , New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , Austin , Denver , Boston , Atlanta , Raleigh , Minneapolis , Portland , Remote , Salt Lake City , Virginia Beach , Durham , Apex , Dallas , Houston , Bellevue , Athens , Urbana , Norfolk , Fairfax , Albany , Wisconsin Dells , Phoenix , Juneau , Detroit , Whitefish

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3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(62 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

50% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

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3.0

Dec 1, 2025

Not GitHub Anymore, Definitely Becoming Microsoft

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- benefits - Compensation after base pay - people you work with - able to contribute to GitHub - Internal tooling is great

Cons

- React-all-the-things - Base Pay - Promotion process

2.0

Nov 12, 2025

In a rough place

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

an ok work life balance

Cons

several years of poor comp increases

4.0

Oct 23, 2025

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible pto kind employees great management

Cons

fast-paced disorganized information salary growth stalls

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