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 (33) , 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 67 reviews)); "The culture and work was great." ((in 60 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 54 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good pay and possibility to overachieve" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy" ((in 23 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 20 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

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3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(465 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

48% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

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

Apr 27, 2023

Good company so far

Information security analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very flexible - Lots of Internal Mobility - Retention Goals

Cons

- Lots of Environmental Changes - Lots of Onboarding job specific info - For my specific role, I think there needs to be more guidance on how to build off our systems.

4.0

Apr 27, 2023

Solid company, lots of opportunities

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities and exciting products. There’s a huge chance for the company to grow and drive business

Cons

People are overworked w hiring freezes and no end in sight. Internal operations (ie product launches) and processes need to be improved. Leadership alignment needs help

3.0

Apr 20, 2023

Disorganized

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people are nice, pay, benefits

Cons

overall disorganized, many people doing overlapping work

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