Does Amazon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Amazon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Amazon. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Amazon?

60% of Amazon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Amazon 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11083) , Warehouse Worker (6892) , Associate (6193) , Software Engineer (6094) , Area Manager (5649) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3487) , Fulfillment Associate (3403) , Software Development Engineer (3157) , Customer Service Representative (3037) , Program Manager (2461) , Operations Manager (2279) , Customer Service Associate (2211) , Sortation Associate (1857) , Manager (1452) , Process Assistant (1418)

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

"Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated" ((in 19119 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13281 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7778 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5775 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4832 reviews))

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

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10033 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7073 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6577 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5177 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2417 reviews))

What are employees saying about Amazon layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(209,034 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

50% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

Amazon has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 209,034 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amazon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

209K reviews

2.0

Jul 5, 2008

Not a place to stay long-term

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is good opportunity for professional growth; there are plenty of chances to lead, and plenty of hard and interesting problems on which to work. Also, the company treats the customer very well. It treats the employee less well, however.

Cons

Benefits, especially for families, are poor. I pay about $4000 in medical premiums each year _before_ the $30 copays. Company not particularly charitable: not invested in Seattle and doesn't provide company matching. Oncall duty can be easy or awful depending on your group.

5.0

Jul 4, 2008

A great place to learn how business and technology work together.

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great place to learn how business and technology work together. The vision and communication from senior leadership is good. Amazon supports a great work/life balance (depending upon your manager). If you ask, you will get answers and justification for various things from compensation, promotions and career advancement. If you are smart you will be rewarded, do not be afraid to challenge. Amazonians respect smarts.

Cons

In some teams the pager duty can be taxing - since developers also must support what they develop.

1.0

Jul 3, 2008

Don't think that Amazon is a place to advance your career.

Director of business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is certainly doing well from a business perspective...but that is on the backs of their employees. Benefits are OK, but there are plenty of other companies that provide better.

Cons

VP and higher are getting incredible packages with options but the rest of the folks only get RSU's. Sebastian Gunningham received 350,000 options and I can't see why he should receive that higher number based on his overall performance.

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