Does KAYAK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KAYAK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 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?

89% 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 4.2 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) , Designer (3)

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

"Great people and interesting industry to be in" ((in 51 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 34 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 26 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 24 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and atmosphere." ((in 21 reviews))

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

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 16 reviews)); "A lot of design decisions still come from senior leadership rather looking into real user problems" ((in 12 reviews)); "That being said, my manager did everything in their power and was absolutely amazing to work with." ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management in North America are cliquey, racist and only hire within their own ethnicity" ((in 9 reviews)); "Poor trust and communication between marketing Account Managers and data scientists." ((in 8 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.

KAYAK reviews

4.4

89% would recommend to a friend

(404 total reviews)

Peer Bueller

100% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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KAYAK has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 404 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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404 reviews

5.0

Feb 20, 2019

Great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

freedom, great culture, great offices

Cons

PC, politics over data

5.0

Sep 21, 2017

challenging and welcoming atmosphere

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

shared breakfast which makes it easy to get to know employees of other teams; learning possibilities; multi-culture; open and feedback-based team

Cons

none so far; I'm a kayaker only since a couple of month

5.0

Sep 11, 2017

Pretty much a 9 out of 10

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super flexible work hours, relaxed office environment, gracious food and sport offer, and most importantly smart colleagues.

Cons

In such a big office and company I'd wish for more transparency and information flow, to know what exactly other departments are doing. Proper plans that get shared face to face and not just via mail would add to a holistic understanding of the entire company, no matter what position one holds.

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