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 76 reviews)); "Great Benefits" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 13 reviews)); "Great product and great colleagues" ((in 10 reviews)); "No pressure and flexible hours" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership from the very top down." ((in 16 reviews)); "Employee layoffs, mismanaged growth, no liquidity for vested stock options, declining stock price, no 401k matching by employer, lack of upward or lateral job mobility, ineffective past advertising campaigns, significant expenses with questionable returns." ((in 13 reviews)); "Managers do a lot of individual contributor work" ((in 10 reviews)); "Middle management is mostly political, not merit based" ((in 5 reviews)); "Base salary low." ((in 5 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

4.0

May 9, 2010

Anonymous

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome product and people. I'm still friends with my ex-coworkers. It's a fun work environment with really smart folks. The open door policy of management is a true policy not just a catch phrase for the most part. They offer good benefits for being a smaller company (including an employee discount on the products). It was one of my favorite places to work.

Cons

Pay isn't necessarily top end. The dual "headquarters" can make it a challenge to get things done efficiently at times.

5.0

Jul 11, 2024

Solid Employer, Culture and Benefits

Erp project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, Competitive Pay and Benefits, Multiple global work locations, challenging work.

Cons

After going public (IPO) many of the original founders, engineers, and experts started to cash out and exit. They deserved it! It took them 15 yrs. of very painful hard work and discipline to create the Sonos brand and reputation of great sound, reliable products and one of the highest NPS in the industry. The original CEO was extremely careful and protective of the brand and reputation. Since then, the latest software release has not gone well at atll.

4.0

Nov 16, 2023

Great company to be but constant impending layoffs are hard to deal with

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Very good work/life balance and culture among the employees *Competitive salaries *open time off *Very inclusive and collaborative environment *promote growth within the company and open to career changes/team changes within the company

Cons

Lay offs seem to happen more and more frequently within the company. No matter how good the work/life is, end of the day, leadership from the top is concerned with the bottom line: to increase return for investors and to achieve exponential and unsustainable growth. Management is really banking everything on a new product and frankly they are a bit delusional.

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Great company to be but constant impending layoffs are hard to deal with

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