Does General Motors (GM) pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, General Motors (GM) employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Motors (GM). This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at General Motors (GM)?

59% of General Motors (GM) employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated General Motors (GM) 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at General Motors (GM)?

Software Developer (738) , Software Engineer (720) , Engineer (285) , Operador De Produção (247) , Design Release Engineer (211) , Senior Software Engineer (171) , Assembly Line Worker (169) , Estagiário (150) , Manager (145) , Intern (140) , Senior Engineer (118) , Group Leader (100) , Manufacturing Engineer (99) , Mechanical Engineer (99) , Project Manager (99)

What are the pros of working at General Motors (GM) according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits were good and there was a structure in place to promote professional growth." ((in 1367 reviews)); "Pay is good but not worth the amount of work you have to put in." ((in 1024 reviews)); "good work life balance and remote" ((in 872 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and have helped me grow so much since I started here." ((in 660 reviews)); "Many education resources Great culture and behaviors" ((in 369 reviews))

What are the cons of working at General Motors (GM) according to real employee reviews?

"There are constant layoffs and there seems to be no clear direction for where the company is headed." ((in 295 reviews)); "3 years and can get put in a group with a new or bad manager." ((in 215 reviews)); "Money isn't exactly market Company is very wishy washy with changes Workers are not very well respected by senior leadership" ((in 202 reviews)); "The hours are long and there can be alot of travel if you are managing a global program." ((in 174 reviews)); "The upper management was poor and short" ((in 140 reviews))

What are employees saying about General Motors (GM) layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(11,634 total reviews)

Mary Barra

50% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

General Motors (GM) has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,634 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Motors (GM) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews

4.0

May 26, 2026

Exciting tech projects hindered by unclear IT vision

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Participate in cutting edge technology

Cons

Lack of a unified vision for IT

General Motors (GM) Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We would like to thank you for your contributions to GM and appreciate the feedback!

4.0

May 26, 2026

It's a corporate job, good for your resume but unlikely to be a long term deal

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, decent pay but not amazing

Cons

yearly lay offs maybe even more

General Motors (GM) Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We would like to thank you for your continued contributions to GM and appreciate the feedback!

4.0

May 25, 2026

Great internal mobility but toxic performance rating culture

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great employee retention strategy to encourage the employees to seek a new role with a lateral transition or a promotion that may or may not be directly relevant to the past work experience and therefore allows more employees to be well-rounded and flexible in vast skill sets, and these internal moves generally seem a better option to the employees than seeking external opportunities.

Cons

The recent change in the performance rating system that came with the new Chief People Officer is leading to a very toxic environment where the managers are looking for reasons to call out the employees of other groups to give them bad ratings, so their own employees can get good ratings.

General Motors (GM) Response

Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful review! We appreciate hearing about your personal experience and are glad to learn that you enjoy working at GM. Thank you for everything that you do!

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