Does RealNetworks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, RealNetworks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at RealNetworks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at RealNetworks?

33% of RealNetworks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated RealNetworks 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at RealNetworks?

Software Engineer (14) , Program Manager (12) , Senior Software Development Engineer (12) , Software Development Engineer (12) , Director (8) , Intern (6) , (4) , General Manager (4) , Manager (4) , Product Manager (4) , Senior Program Manager (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Software Test Engineer (4) , Data Science Intern (3) , Producer (3)

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

"Good people (mostly)" ((in 53 reviews)); "good work/life balance for the size of the company" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 21 reviews)); "great culture" ((in 14 reviews)); "good pay and easy work" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Way too many layoffs that have been happening at least once a year." ((in 25 reviews)); "Almost feudal management, divisions sometimes seem adversarial." ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper management is arrogant and ignores competition." ((in 16 reviews)); "Senior leadership continually plays catch" ((in 14 reviews)); "Low morale: Everybody is just trying to survive...there is hardly any passion here." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about RealNetworks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed RealNetworks locations?

Seattle , Reston , New York , San Francisco , South Seattle , Chicago , Dallas , Bellevue , Marysville , Renton

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RealNetworks reviews

2.9

33% would recommend to a friend

(304 total reviews)

Rob Glaser

37% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

RealNetworks has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 304 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The RealNetworks employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

304 reviews

2.0

Mar 26, 2011

Weird place to work, lack of trust, high politics

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pros: - Good work / life balance, only occasional periods of heavy overtime - Decent benefits - Reasonable salary - Seattle location is great

Cons

Cons: - No trust amongst employees, lots of finger pointing, lot of effort spent on CYA activities rather than on just getting the job done. - No communication from managers on whether I'm doing a good job, what I could improve, how to advance, etc.

1.0

Mar 17, 2011

Sinking ship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Real has great employees who are really trying to survive. They work hard and are eager to try to make the company better.

Cons

Only the people who have facetime with execs remain. These are not necessarily people who get into the weeds and do the work. Favoritism abounds, and the execs pick theirs and change them by the day.

2.0

Mar 1, 2011

Analysis Paralysis - Management needs move quicker

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

RealNetworks pays competitively and provides good benefits to their employees. Management genuinely tries hard to make the company successful.

Cons

RealNetworks is having a hard time to grow. Most of the new investment decisions are based on short term gain instead of basing on the long term vision.

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