Does Semrush pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Semrush employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Semrush. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Semrush?

77% of Semrush employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Semrush 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Semrush?

Account Executive (62) , Sales (19) , Sales Executive (17) , Frontend Developer (13) , Project Manager (13) , Account Manager (11) , Backend Developer (11) , Marketing (10) , Product Owner (9) , Senior Account Executive (9) , Senior Software Engineer (9) , Customer Service Representative (8) , Customer Success Manager (8) , Data Scientist (8) , Customer Success Specialist (7)

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

"Great people among those who were hired while company was really growing" ((in 53 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 46 reviews)); "Great Company and Team." ((in 40 reviews)); "Great colleagues and Semrush as a tool is nice." ((in 36 reviews)); "+ Good salary" ((in 33 reviews))

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

"Marketing senior leadership is some of the worst you will ever encounter." ((in 23 reviews)); "Communication is basically zero under new leadership." ((in 17 reviews)); "Toxic managers who micromanage yet provide no coaching and have no idea what they’re doing/talking about." ((in 15 reviews)); "The pay is low for the amount of work that's expected" ((in 15 reviews)); "Constant layoffs with most of the global sales team being let go." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Semrush layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Semrush locations?

Philadelphia , Boston , Dallas , Trevose , Feasterville Trevose , New York , Phila , Trenton , Salt Lake City , Chicago , Syracuse , Washington , San Antonio , Los Angeles , Denver , Penn , Fstrvl Trvose , Florida City , Cyprus Heights , Old Spain , Spain , Germany

Semrush reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(161 total reviews)

Bill Wagner

81% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Senior management

3.8

Career opportunities

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161 reviews

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2.0

May 23, 2022

Micro-management and Politics

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The CEO and original leadership are kind people and great leaders - Oleg in particular truly cares about the people who work at Semrush and even if you don't interact with him directly, you see it on all company calls - The pay is very competitive (any posts about poor compensation are likely older) - 100% remote work options - The product is great

Cons

- There is severe micromanagement at the highest levels of leadership on the global marketing team. C-level leadership reviews decks and work created by several levels down instead of trusting and empowering teams. When feedback is provided, it is done in a disrespectful and demeaning tone. Direct communication often comes in an accusatory tone vs. a supportive and constructive tone. This is a wide-spread, known issue on the marketing team, but there is no way to provide this feedback. Most companies of this size will survey their employees and allow for anonymous feedback to check with their employees on how they're doing and gather any challenges that are impacting more than one employee. Semrush doesn't do anything like this, which allows leaders to treat their teams poorly. How can Semrush can better as a place of work if it isn't checking in on its employees?

Semrush Response

4y

Dear Colleague, We appreciate your feedback. It’s important for us to receive timely signals if something goes wrong. Our Team will use it for improving the current processes. Yours, Semrush Team

3.0

May 16, 2022

A bit better than EHH

Inside sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and company. Managers are idiots.

Cons

Not the best product and complicated for consumers.

3.0

May 2, 2022

Good starter gig for sales

Sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule and remote work. Upper management is very supportive.

Cons

Very low pay for the amount of work asked. This is almost the entire sales cycle for very little pay compared to the rest of the industry.

Semrush Response

4y

Dear Sender, We appreciate your feedback. We recognize compensation is a topic of great concern, and pleased to share that our compensation plans and offerings were adjusted recently to reflect the feedback from our employees. Our Team commits to remain competitive with compensation. Yours, Semrush

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