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))

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

(48,365 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 48,365 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

3.0

Oct 3, 2008

Good company to work for

Associate program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

free food, for someone coming out of college, could be quite an incentive. not too many meetings, can get things done.

Cons

you are nothing if you're not in engineering.

2.0

Sep 28, 2008

MBA + no experience = better than no MBA and lots of experience.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The food, the smart co-workers, the overall benefits package.

Cons

The salary, the internal politics, the young, clueless, and arrogant MBA managers leading more experienced people and not listening to them.

5.0

Sep 27, 2008

everything they say and more

Associate quantitative marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Amazing resources available onsite. All the perks really are amazing as they say. not only is the food amazing but they also have haircuts, car washes, massages, social events, and more all available without leaving the campus. The people also are really smart and amazing. My group would go to snack (a free warm snack at 3 PM) and do brain teasers/philosophy puzzles.

Cons

I did not find all of my work to be necessary. Also, my department was located somewhat far from the main campus so I didn't feel like I got to know as many people as I would have liked.

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