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 (10458) , Senior Software Engineer (1597) , Intern (1226) , Software Developer (1216) , Account Manager (843) , Product Manager (793) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (765) , Analyst (752) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (541) , 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 4164 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3725 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3416 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2662 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2274 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 821 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 737 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 564 reviews)); "Recent job security worries and layoffs" ((in 563 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 303 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

(48,353 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 48,353 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

Oct 23, 2013

Great place to work, with smart people

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome challenges, great environment, great benefits

Cons

Odd people at times (too nerdy/awkward).

5.0

Oct 5, 2013

Awesome

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone knows about the perks and unconventional culture.

Cons

No comment on this topic.

5.0

Sep 19, 2013

Great company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with Great work culture

Cons

Can be too big in number of employees

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