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 71 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 62 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 59 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 29 reviews)); "Good pay and possibility to overachieve" ((in 19 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)); "higher potential for layoffs" ((in 11 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 10 reviews)); "GitHub is overrated, no career opportunities, lots of favoritism" ((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?

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

(465 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 465 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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465 reviews

5.0

Sep 18, 2023

Great midsize

Inside solutions engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fabulous benefits, management in Revenue cares, Seattle office is gorgeous

Cons

Normal growing pains for a fast growing company

2.0

Sep 13, 2023

Incredibly stagnant, poorly managed

Technical risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Compensation - Flexible Schedule - Benefits - Great mission/product - Lots of very skilled people within the company

Cons

- Portions of the business, at least in my experience, are very poorly managed and not able to effectively collaborate with other departments - Expect very minimal upwards mobility and opportunities for growth

5.0

Sep 12, 2023

Good and bad, that's life

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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

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