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

1.0

Feb 8, 2018

Promise a lot, delivers nothing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and nice offices

Cons

They pull you in with promising you x, y, z but as there are multiple layers and not a clear structure on who's doing what it more becomes a mess and nothing really develops. We had number of project that we worked on for months that basically were killed because team we not aligned. Bad managers that does only have their own interest in mind

5.0

Jan 13, 2018

Great place to work!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- they only hire people you'd want to work with - catered lunch - free beer! - meetings only if you really need them, no stupid meetings! - compensation is ok

Cons

- The CTO can be pretty difficult. Don't expect decent raises or wage negotiation, he won't approve them. - Not much opportunity for growth.

4.0

Dec 8, 2017

Communication is key

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It´s a very open and international company with a positive mindset. There is also a lot of talent employed, which makes it easy to learn and grow in your role.

Cons

Work processes and communication can definitely be improved so that there is not an overload of information, but also that every employee gets the information needed.

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