Does KAYAK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KAYAK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KAYAK. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KAYAK?

91% of KAYAK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KAYAK 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KAYAK?

Software Engineer (44) , Manager (12) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Account Manager (8) , Director (7) , Product Manager (7) , Campaign Manager (5) , Commercial Team (5) , Data Scientist (5) , Commercial Manager (4) , Engineer (4) , Product Designer (4) , Content Support Specialist (3) , Data Specialist (3) , Designer (3)

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

"Great people and interesting industry to be in" ((in 54 reviews)); "Good benefits for permanent employees." ((in 33 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 30 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 24 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues" ((in 19 reviews))

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

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 16 reviews)); "That being said, my manager did everything in their power and was absolutely amazing to work with." ((in 11 reviews)); "A lot of design decisions still come from senior leadership rather looking into real user problems" ((in 11 reviews)); "You will read it time and time again in all these reviews: Upper management is a joke, horrible and unprofessional." ((in 9 reviews)); "Zero communication between departments, throw over the fence attitude." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about KAYAK layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed KAYAK locations?

Cambridge , Stamford , Concord , Boston , Miami , New York , Santa Clara , Los Angeles , Denmark , Buffalo , Brooklyn , San Francisco

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KAYAK reviews

4.4

91% would recommend to a friend

(407 total reviews)

Peer Bueller

100% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Senior management

4.2

Compensation and benefits

KAYAK has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 407 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The KAYAK employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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407 reviews

4.0

Sep 7, 2017

Working with love of Travel #KAYAK

Consumer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Amazing working environment and great people to work with. Working in the Travel industry is really interesting.

Cons

There is nothing so far...

4.0

Sep 7, 2017

Great Conditions to Work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not too much workload. Tasks are given enough time to be completed. Incentive to do the right technical solution (not a lot of pressure on deadlines). Almost NO meetings, around 1 weekly status meeting update. Company does a lot of things to try to keep people happy (free gym, free yoga, free massages), nicely decorated workspace. Lots of foods and drinks in the office.

Cons

- Hierarchy with a lot of levels (managers with only 3 or 4 people under them). - Very individual work and tasks, sometimes lack team spirit. Pros/Cons depending on your preference: - Indivdual tasks with not so much interaction with others. - No SCRUM, all tasks are assigned to 1 person. - No SCRUM meetings. (No Daily, no retrospectives, etc..).

4.0

Dec 7, 2016

Superb Atmosphere, Frequently Changing Employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Superb Atmosphere, good fellow colleagues, good waging, room for improvement

Cons

Frequently changing managers and management decisions

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