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?

67% 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, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitHub?

Software Engineer (55) , Senior Software Engineer (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 73 reviews)); "The culture and work was great." ((in 61 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 60 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good pay and brand" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"High turnover due to poor leadership" ((in 23 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 20 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 , 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

67% would recommend to a friend

(465 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

48% approve of CEO

48% 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).

Reviews by job title

465 reviews

3.0

Jun 29, 2023

Some good, some bad...and some terrible

Senior product security engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance Some ICs and some managers are great to work with

Cons

Leadership is really lacking in long-term vision and some projects will get scrapped in favor of the new shiny at any given moment. Comp is a bit low compared to the rest of the industry.

5.0

Jun 29, 2023

Great impact, great responsibility

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High impact because of GitHub being the obvious choice Working with really talented people Fun and helpful culture

Cons

Frequent leadership/org changes can be noisy (I mostly ignore this)

3.0

Jun 28, 2023

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote first culture A little crazy operationally that adds spice to the job Lots of very smart people and good work to do

Cons

Senior leadership absorbed into the company that purchased GitHub Changing culture which could be improved significantly

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