Does Guardant Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Guardant Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guardant Health. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guardant Health?

49% of Guardant Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Guardant Health 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Guardant Health?

Account Executive (15) , Biorepository Technician (10) , Account Manager (9) , Reimbursement Specialist (9) , Bioinformatics Scientist (7) , Senior Software Engineer (7) , Manager (6) , Clinical Lab Associate (5) , Clinical Laboratory Scientist (5) , Sales (5) , Sales Representative (5) , Anonymous (4) , Intern (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Clinical Study Coordinator (3)

What are the pros of working at Guardant Health according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and fast growing company" ((in 40 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 26 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 17 reviews)); "Culture is good." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Micromanaging is common which is basically a symptom of bad management." ((in 31 reviews)); "Toxic Leadership" ((in 18 reviews)); "No work life balance at times" ((in 13 reviews)); "Training is 4 days in Palo Alto to learn how to use a visual aid and show off the free snacks and lunch." ((in 5 reviews)); "You have many ineffective managers who can't name a project their employees are working on." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Guardant Health layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Guardant Health layoffs and their outlook for job security at Guardant Health in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Guardant Health locations?

Redwood City , Palo Alto , San Diego , Spring , Houston , San Francisco , New York , California City , San Jose , California , The Woodlands , Virginia Beach , Bowling Green , Laramie , Charlotte , Austin , Virginia , Indianapolis , Los Angeles , Monterey , Hayward , Novato , Seattle , Miami , Tennessee City

Guardant Health reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(315 total reviews)

Helmy Eltoukhy and AmirAli Talasaz

58% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Guardant Health has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 315 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guardant Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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315 reviews

1.0

Jul 20, 2023

Great tests but horrible place to Work

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Guardant Health is truly the leader in the liquid biopsy space.

Cons

Shifting goals, extreme pressure and a toxic work environment. The company is known for favoritism which only benefits the ones in that circle. Otherwise, be happy with your base salary because they’ll make sure you can’t make goal and even then the compensation does not align with your work load.

1.0

Feb 9, 2023

No room for career growth or upward mobility.

Biorepository technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company mission, work feels important, free lunch and snacks are provided, monthly All-Hands meetings, and frequency of 1:1's with supervisors.

Cons

There is no room for upward mobility, because in BSM they will hire externally for a higher pay and title. Veteran workers who are being asked to train the newcomers are getting paid significantly less, and have a hard time being promoted. The excuse is that "only 1-2 operators can be promoted per pay cycle", which is nonsense. They are bringing in full-time hires from companies like Natera starting at $30+/hr, when in-house operators are struggling at $25/hr.

4.0

Aug 13, 2021

Love working here, but they seem to give more to new employees

Clinical laboratory scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Free food and snacks, stocks. Fun work and environment. People here are great and driven. You learn a lot here, but it really depends on which shift you are in. Still, there is a variety of things for you to do and you have a voice to make changes here. Some shifts are better at training then others and therefore you will learn more, but the training also depends on how assertive you are. If you’re eager to learn, then you will learn a lot. Great shift differential although base pay is a bit lower than market.

Cons

401K match isn’t great at 3%. They give more sign on bonus/RSUs to new employees instead of old ones. Some upper management is unprofessional and shows favoritism. There is a feeling that you have to do more beyond your work and have to prove yourself/be visible to others.

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