Does Nextdoor pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nextdoor employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nextdoor. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nextdoor?

59% of Nextdoor employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nextdoor 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nextdoor?

Software Engineer (55) , Product Manager (10) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Account Manager (8) , Software Engineer(Internship) (8) , Client Partner (7) , Data Scientist (7) , Marketing (7) , SWE Intern (6) , Software Engineering Intern (6) , Operations (5) , Intern (4) , Sales (4) , Designer (3) , Engineer (3)

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

"There are really great people working here despite the lack of clear direction from the leadership." ((in 55 reviews)); "Great culture produces great people." ((in 38 reviews)); "The team is great and really clear goal marketing goals so you know how you're performing at all times." ((in 18 reviews)); "good benefits" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great colleagues and mission of the org" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Leadership is horrible." ((in 16 reviews)); "bad management and no product direction" ((in 8 reviews)); "pay could be better" ((in 7 reviews)); "This place was great for many years but they have added some toxic people to the management teams (at the c" ((in 4 reviews)); "No bonus component" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nextdoor layoffs in 2026?

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

Nextdoor reviews

3.7

59% would recommend to a friend

(299 total reviews)

Nirav Tolia

71% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Nextdoor has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 299 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nextdoor employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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299 reviews

1.0

Aug 19, 2021

Look somewhere else

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some genuinely nice and smart people at the Company. Overall mission of the Company is noble and some folks genuinely believe in it.

Cons

Compensation and benefits not on par with competition. Recently, lots of people left due to bait and switch tactics with stock transition (options to rsu). The transition was not handled well at all.

Nextdoor Response

4y

Hi there. We’re glad to hear you have enjoyed working with our amazing team! On compensation, while our equity vehicles will evolve, one of our core values is “earn trust every day” and we believe that starts with ensuring sure all employees have competitive and equitable packages.

3.0

Nov 15, 2019

Used to be great!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits - fully paid medical/dental/vision for you and your entire family. Great team although many of the best have now left. Cool HQ in SF - unlimited snacks, drinks, beer/wine. Nice perks like $300 for headphones and $500 for a mobile device. CEO is very inspiring.

Cons

No 401k match, not work from home friendly for the most part. This place was great for many years but they have added some toxic people to the management teams (at the c-level and sales management level) that have made it just unbearable and a miserable environment which is so sad. Ridiculous goals that 75% of the team aren’t meeting, micromanaging at its worst, backstabbing, very little transparency. Half of the sales team has quit or been fired in 2019.

Nextdoor Response

6y

Hello Former Neighbor,Thank you for your meaningful contribution at Nextdoor. Please know that we value this important feedback and have shared it with the appropriate teams and leadership to guide internal discussions. The reality is that designing sales targets and incentive structures around evolving products is always a challenge for fast-growing companies, but we%E2%80%99re committed to ongoing iterations to ensure changes work for our team, customers and neighbors around the world. Your feedback will be incorporated into future iterations. We appreciate your time at Nextdoor, and thank you again for the feedback.The Nextdoor People Team

5.0

Sep 10, 2019

Best place I have ever worked - Hands down.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Inspiring Leadership - Kind-hearted / Helpful co-workers (neighbors) - Powerful Mission - Make you feel valued as an employee. - Quartly Team outings - Intelligent / Respectful co-workers. - Listening to employees no matter what level, to make a better company overall! - Amazing work-life balance. - Great place to grow!

Cons

- Honestly, do not have any!

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