Does Arm pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arm employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arm. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arm?

89% of Arm employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arm 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arm?

Software Engineer (153) , Senior Software Engineer (133) , Intern (121) , Staff Engineer (106) , Engineer (102) , Graduate Engineer (96) , Senior Engineer (79) , Principal Engineer (73) , Verification Engineer (73) , Staff Software Engineer (59) , Design Engineer (56) , Project Manager (44) , Director (36) , Senior Design Engineer (36) , Internship (32)

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

"Our company is on an upward trajectory and the people are great." ((in 303 reviews)); "A great culture of helping out other employees with spare time to ensure objectives are achieved as a team." ((in 279 reviews)); "Good work life balance (but there is a trend that it gets a little worse)" ((in 274 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the European vibe is nice." ((in 203 reviews)); "Good Salary and RSU’s" ((in 113 reviews))

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

"Some managers have no idea how to delegate work and have no interest in your personal development." ((in 41 reviews)); "Senior management are asking people to add reviews to GlassDoor to get the ratings up" ((in 13 reviews)); "Line management and upper management rarely truely know what the Project Managers are actually doing." ((in 11 reviews)); "Bullying is prevalent in many areas" ((in 9 reviews)); "It is becomming increasingly obvious as I become more senior that my line manager is completely clueless about how to resolve issues." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arm layoffs in 2026?

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

Arm reviews

4.5

89% would recommend to a friend

(2,629 total reviews)

Rene Haas

93% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

Arm has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,629 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Arm 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

3K reviews

4.0

Feb 3, 2026

Great hardware company

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fastly growing, great people, friendly environment

Cons

Because of hardware orientation, software engineering is very specific and mostly dev ops oriented

3.0

Jan 27, 2026

Org dependent

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- comp is pretty good - lots of smart people with lots of knowledge - work is high impact and interesting

Cons

- toxic work culture in some areas - too much politics - hierarchical culture that can impede progress if egos are in the way

Arm Response

4mo

Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad you found the work impactful and valued the people you worked with. We take your comments on culture, politics, and hierarchy seriously and are continuing to work on improving collaboration and decision-making across teams.

5.0

Jan 25, 2026

Highly technical, exciting projects

Principal sw engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very strong culture, high expectations, technical work.

Cons

Quarterly pressure form the stock market

Arm Response

4mo

Thank you for the review. We’re glad you’re enjoying the technical depth, high standards, and engineering culture at Arm. We appreciate your perspective on balancing market pressures with long-term focus, and it’s feedback we take seriously as we continue to build for the future.

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