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

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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

3.0

Dec 14, 2023

Great company culture but financially shortsighted

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone treated with respect. Good work-life balance. Continuously trying to improve and employee surveys are taken seriously.

Cons

Unclear processes and ownership at all levels. Decision-making often difficult and lack of stability due to mismanagement of priorities.

2.0

Dec 14, 2023

meh

Audio researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

free products as samples for things you work on

Cons

toxic environment and lack of future outlook

4.0

Dec 13, 2023

Great Place to work

Sr. firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Sonos is a great work place. One shall learn a lot there. There are lots of activities in the company, Bi-weekly office lunch etc... that make people to naturally meet each other.

Cons

The company is doing great work. As at any place there are always somethings that company can improve.

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