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?

"We're on MSFT paper and overall benefits are good." ((in 65 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 64 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 63 reviews)); "Work life balance was great" ((in 32 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 22 reviews))

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

"Poor management." ((in 23 reviews)); "Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 11 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 , Portland , Remote , Salt Lake City , Virginia Beach , Durham , Apex , Raleigh , Dallas , Houston , Minneapolis , Bellevue , Athens , Urbana , Norfolk , Fairfax , Albany , Wisconsin Dells , Phoenix , Juneau , Detroit , Whitefish

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3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(462 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 462 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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462 reviews

4.0

Mar 7, 2025

Good People, sh...y c-level management

Senior solution architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the team and the people

Cons

the top management are MSFT followers and don't control anything.

1.0

Feb 25, 2025

Terrible decision making

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are okayish.

Cons

Executive leadership is egotistical and arrogant. Decision making is poor and not thought through. Treats employees like lines on spreadsheets.

4.0

Feb 24, 2025

Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good compensation better growth good benefits

Cons

none everything seems good for me

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