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 (10460) , Senior Software Engineer (1598) , Intern (1227) , Software Developer (1216) , Account Manager (843) , Product Manager (793) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (766) , Analyst (753) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (542) , Data Scientist (514) , 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 4170 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3730 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3455 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2656 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2310 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 745 reviews)); "recent layoffs and company culure" ((in 572 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 559 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 304 reviews))

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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

(48,365 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

82% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 48,365 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

5.0

Nov 5, 2010

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Account associate

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

decision making process, promotions, internal mobility and availability of job positions in the US headquarter in Mountain View

4.0

Oct 14, 2010

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Google is a good place to work for not because of all the talented people around you, but also the free culture.

Cons

The learning curve for a particular technology could be high since there are so many technologies are used here at Google.

4.0

Oct 11, 2010

Google

Technical recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a very good company to work for. They provide great benefits and treat their employees well.

Cons

You must work long hours.

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