Does Sonos pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sonos employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sonos. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sonos?

59% of Sonos employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sonos 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sonos?

Software Engineer (21) , Senior Software Engineer (13) , Director (11) , Intern (7) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (6) , Software Engineer(Internship) (6) , Account Manager (5) , Principal Software Engineer (5) , Customer Service Representative (4) , Engineer (4) , Manager (4) , Marketing (4) , Mechanical Engineering Co-Op (4) , Senior Manager (4) , Software Test Engineer (4)

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

"Great people to work with and amazing work culture" ((in 77 reviews)); "Great work life balance at the company" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 19 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 13 reviews)); "Great work environment and leadership." ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership from the very top down." ((in 15 reviews)); "Layoffs every 6 months." ((in 13 reviews)); "Managers do a lot of individual contributor work" ((in 10 reviews)); "Middle management is mostly political, not merit based" ((in 6 reviews)); "Product development is very slow due to indecisive upper management and too many cooks in the kitchen fighting over their piece of the pie." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sonos layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Sonos locations?

Santa Barbara , Boston , Seattle , Cambridge , New York , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Chicago , Ogdensburg , Washington , Charlotte , College Station , San Mateo , Goleta , Denver , Westminster , East Los Angeles , Cooper City

Sonos reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(440 total reviews)

Tom Conrad

47% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Sonos has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 440 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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440 reviews

2.0

Jun 9, 2014

Great product, terrible management starting at the top.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Fun industry with a lot of smart people. Amazing product built by the grunts.

Cons

Poor leadership from the very top down.

2.0

May 18, 2014

Candidates Beware

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sonos makes great wireless audio products and really brings the joy back to listening to new music. But you have to ask yourself why a company that is more than 10 years old and has been manufacturing since 2006 has 12 GlassDoor reviews. Just assume they buy a lot of silence on the way out the door.

Cons

There are two major challenges with Sonos: (1) location; and (2) leadership/management. There is no talent in the Santa Barbara region, so most employees are recruited from other markets. When you move there, you quickly realize Santa Barbara is a small, boring town. There are only so many soccer games and wineries you can go to. You are remote. If you thrive on idea generation, keeping your skills current in your speciality, or networking, get ready to do that virtually while your resume becomes stale. Beware of the cost of living in Santa Barbara which is approximately 20% greater than Los Angeles.

3.0

May 8, 2014

Great perks and generous product discount but no work/life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of free food, generous product discounts, casual dress, passionate and smart colleagues, MUSIC!

Cons

No work life balance, sick days are really "work from home" days, some colleagues even called into meetings while on vacation! "Trial by fire" training for new employees...

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