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) , Designer (3)

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

"Great people and interesting industry to be in" ((in 55 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 34 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 26 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 21 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues" ((in 21 reviews))

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

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 16 reviews)); "and that's a standard in KAYAK because they would prefer to fire dozens of talented people instead of letting go inefficient, inexperienced managers and so" ((in 13 reviews)); "A lot of design decisions still come from senior leadership rather looking into real user problems" ((in 10 reviews)); "Zero communication between departments, throw over the fence attitude." ((in 9 reviews)); "You will read it time and time again in all these reviews: Upper management is a joke, horrible and unprofessional." ((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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KAYAK reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(403 total reviews)

Peer Bueller

100% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 403 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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403 reviews

5.0

Aug 25, 2023

Amazing work culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance Flexible Amazing people to work with

Cons

Cross department communication could be better

5.0

Aug 1, 2023

An amazing company to work at

Digital marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible company, work-life balance, good treat from your collegues

Cons

A lot of pressure on feedback

3.0

Jul 22, 2023

Good salary and lots of annual leave but..

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary Lots of annual leave and holidays Work form home and office

Cons

Micro managing Too many directors and they all have different guidance which make teams feel confused much

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