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 70 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 65 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 61 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good pay and possibility to overachieve" ((in 17 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)); "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 12 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

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3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(466 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 466 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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466 reviews

5.0

Jun 28, 2024

Good Company

User researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company for software development.

Cons

No cons to share now.

2.0

Jun 9, 2024

Lost open source heart

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Microsoft backed benefits and perks

Cons

Deeply Bureaucratic, disappointing culture, open source has become a branding/marketing tool

5.0

Jun 5, 2024

Exciting fast paced environment

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks and great ability to contribute to tools that help developers around the world

Cons

Retention with upper management has continued to be a struggle

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