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 63 reviews)); "The culture and work was great." ((in 63 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 59 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good pay and possibility to overachieve" ((in 19 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy" ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 19 reviews)); "Remote working is great but if you want to meet in person in a location outside SF or Bellevue it might be difficult or impossible, team travel budget has been slashed after a recent layoff." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 9 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 , Minneapolis , Portland , Remote , Salt Lake City , Virginia Beach , Durham , Apex , Raleigh , Dallas , Houston , Bellevue , Athens , Urbana , Norfolk , Fairfax , Albany , Wisconsin Dells , Phoenix , Juneau , Detroit , Whitefish

GitHub reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(464 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

50% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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GitHub has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 464 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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464 reviews

4.0

Dec 7, 2023

Better than Microsoft Still

Software engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous PTO Good office with free barista tue-thursday Generous HSA contributions

Cons

The dental plan is bad Culture is going more and more big-corporate with politics Microsoft decides our fate in terms of budget/etc

2.0

Dec 7, 2023

Chaotic

Customer success

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology, great product and vision on where the future of software development needs to be.

Cons

Chaotic place, lots of changes without an empathy for the impact on people.

5.0

Nov 30, 2023

Msft Benefits, Later Stage Startup Culture

Sr customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, benefits, benefits. And autonomy of work in an exciting industry with serious innovation. Customers love us, and we keep delivering which makes it an exciting place to work.

Cons

Still focusing on hyper-growth means there's more than enough work to go around, and in today's economy of doing more with less, than means having to strike a balance of setting boundaries and not committing too much, but still contributing valuably to your position.

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