Does Google pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Google employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Google. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Google?

87% of Google employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Google 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10445) , Senior Software Engineer (1596) , Intern (1225) , Software Developer (1215) , Account Manager (842) , Product Manager (793) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (765) , Analyst (752) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (608) , SWE Intern (539) , Data Scientist (513) , Internship (499) , Software Engineer(Internship) (495) , Manager (483)

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

"My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running."" ((in 4158 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3679 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3444 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2662 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2341 reviews))

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

"Long hours and lots to learn if you are not a learner it might not be the best place" ((in 815 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 726 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 592 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 574 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 294 reviews))

What are employees saying about Google layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,318 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

82% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,318 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Google 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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48K reviews

4.0

Jan 28, 2011

Good experience, lots of learning, but after 3/4 years you don't learn new things and get stuck.

Account strategist

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Pros

Great people, very open and caring. Also VERY smart. It's your co-workers what makes it great going to work every morning. Great benefits (food, gym, healthcare). Great info sharing (transparency) from management and great access to info all across the company.

Cons

Horrible work-life balance. People inside the company tend to say its up to one person to have a balance. However true, there's lots of pressure and workload and its tough to handle. After 3-4 years you don't learn anything new and the job is routine-like. The company is getting bigger and promotions are very hard to obtain, specially as most people in the company are top performers.

3.0

Feb 7, 2014

Advertising Operations Associate (Customer Service) SMB

Advertising operations associate

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CEO approval

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Pros

Awsome perks and great people. Google is really focused on giving a great customer service.

Cons

Low salary (Latam), curve evaluation for promotion, Long hours. BA program (a sort of young professionals program) makes you unable to transfer for 2 years.

5.0

Feb 2, 2018

Great company

Business development

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Lots of freedom, office perks, free hardware and potential for impact.

Cons

Google is becoming a big and bureucreatic company.

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