Is LinkedIn a good company to work for?

LinkedIn has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 9,433 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at LinkedIn to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about LinkedIn have been left by employees working as Web Developer , Software Engineer Intern and Business Operations Manager .

Does LinkedIn pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LinkedIn employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LinkedIn. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LinkedIn?

66% of LinkedIn employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LinkedIn 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (496) , Software Engineer (486) , Senior Software Engineer (309) , Account Director (252) , Relationship Manager (222) , Customer Success Manager (119) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Sales (115) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (105) , Sales Manager (92) , Account Manager (85) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (85) , Senior Account Director (80) , Recruiter (60)

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

"The culture and the vibe at LI is great; there's a friendly "can" ((in 1566 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 868 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 727 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 550 reviews)); "Great place for young starters to join as the pay is good for that level" ((in 251 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 200 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 159 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs (but that’s part of working in tech so if you can’t handle this risk don’t get into corporate tech)." ((in 148 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 61 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced." ((in 49 reviews))

What are employees saying about LinkedIn layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed LinkedIn locations?

Sunnyvale , San Francisco , Mountain View , New York , Chicago , Omaha , San Jose , Carpinteria , Los Angeles , Seattle , Detroit , Washington , San Diego , Atlanta , Austin , Dallas , Ventura , South San Francisco , Santa Barbara , Miami , Lincoln , Santa Clara , Denver , Boston , San Antonio , Palo Alto , Las Vegas , Portland , Salt Lake City , Houston

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LinkedIn reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,729 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

63% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,729 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LinkedIn 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Mar 26, 2014

Growing politics and nepotism

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent compensation. Revenue making products, free food.

Cons

Poorly managed projects and lot of debt in engineering. Compensation is average and company is growing more and more political. Some groups have very bad work/ life balance.

5.0

Mar 26, 2014

Mobile Web Developer

Web developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Top notch leadership, cutting edge technology, difficult challenges, incredible culture, nice people, and facilitates learning in all roles.

Cons

Scaling to rapid growth and keeping long term employees happy.

3.0

Mar 26, 2014

Good but I wouldn't rate the CEO ahead of a lot of others who have been around the block a few times.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friends, working conditions, flex time, If you need time off, you can usually get it. The building is very nice, kind of

Cons

Drive too far. Never have a coke in the machine. If your management, you have to have an attitude or you don't make it

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