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 57 reviews)); "good work/life balance for the size of the company" ((in 24 reviews)); "Decent benefits" ((in 19 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?

"Too many layoffs & reorgs." ((in 27 reviews)); "Management doesn't care about employees." ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management is arrogant and ignores competition." ((in 15 reviews)); "Senior leadership continually plays catch" ((in 15 reviews)); "Low morale: Everybody is just trying to survive...there is hardly any passion here." ((in 11 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

5.0

Sep 27, 2008

Real Challenging, Real Interesting

Senior exec

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Real is an exciting and dynamic market. Real creates Interesting Technology and has a very innovative culture. Lots of smart people at the company. Financially very strong, which means that even if the economy really hits a wall the company will be a safe port in a storm

Cons

Because Real is in a very dynamic industry means that things change a lot, so one needs to like/thrive when there's a lot of change. Lots of big competitors means that Real has to be very nimble, which also creates a lot of fluidity. Music industry in particular can be a challenging partner because it is such a dysfunctional industry.

3.0

Sep 21, 2008

Ok place for a short period of time,

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Real Networks offers a great work life balance ... but it seems to have come at the expense of people not working very hard. If you work for the right boss, you can get things done and get significant senior management exposure. Great opportunity to work on digital media, games & music are fun.

Cons

Pays below market average, longer you work there, more underpaid you become. Company acts like it's a well oiled machine while it barely breaks even. Management decisions have not helped bottom line or stock performance. Too many employees. Company could perform better with half the headcount.

1.0

Sep 21, 2008

Terribly dysfunctional organization stemming from the very top...

assistant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cannot think of any, as this is an organization in total paralysis.

Cons

Mediocrity of executive team - no skilled exec talent will work long term for a micro-managing CEO like Glaser. Look at the history of the revolving dooe at that level over the past 10 years.

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