Does KAYAK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KAYAK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KAYAK. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KAYAK?

88% of KAYAK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KAYAK 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KAYAK?

Software Engineer (44) , Manager (12) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Account Manager (8) , Director (7) , Product Manager (7) , Campaign Manager (5) , Commercial Team (5) , Data Scientist (5) , Commercial Manager (4) , Engineer (4) , Product Designer (4) , Content Support Specialist (3) , Data Specialist (3) , Engineering Manager (3)

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

"Great people and interesting industry to be in" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good benefits for permanent employees." ((in 35 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 32 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 24 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 16 reviews)); "Can only repeat what has been said before, unprofessional, backstabbing, managers with no clue what they’re doing, don’t expect any training to onboard and do your job, don’t ever expect any support or to develop your career." ((in 13 reviews)); "A lot of design decisions still come from senior leadership rather looking into real user problems" ((in 12 reviews)); "Upper management in North America are cliquey, racist and only hire within their own ethnicity" ((in 9 reviews)); "Zero communication between departments, throw over the fence attitude." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about KAYAK layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(401 total reviews)

Peer Bueller

100% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

KAYAK has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 401 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The KAYAK 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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401 reviews

1.0

Nov 17, 2016

Worse work experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of food in the canteen and work/life balance

Cons

Disgusting internal politics, dodgy things going on, constant change of direction, no support whatsoever. I would not recommend working there to my worse enemy

5.0

Nov 9, 2016

Excellent work-environment

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

KAYAK offers a very dynamic environment, crazy perks (all the ones listed in the job descriptions are real are more come in every year) and the company's atmosphere is the right balance between work-driven and chill. Great business outlooks. Probably the best work environment I've known in 15 years of professional activity.

Cons

KAYAK tries to be a start-up too hard, meaning communication can be a bit chaotic at times.

2.0

Nov 2, 2016

Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun group, lots of parties and social events

Cons

Creepy leadership, lack of communication from the executives

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