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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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 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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5.0

Apr 17, 2024

The best

Senior corporate ae

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CEO approval

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Pros

- great culture - great people - great leadership

Cons

- hard to think of any

5.0

Apr 8, 2024

Great Culture!

Talent coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great hours and remote work. Team is small so it's tight.

Cons

No Full Time available at the moment.

5.0

Mar 5, 2024

Welcoming

Summer internship

Recommend

CEO approval

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Being a remote undergraduate intern at Github was not as overwhelming as expected. The most overwhelming part is onboarding/first week because there's so much documentation to review. Although it depends on your manager, they seem to "baby" you.

Cons

Intern benefits aren't fully conveyed. Though they exist most interns didn't know about them and learned from each other instead of their managers.

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