Does Klarna pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Klarna employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Klarna. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Klarna?

36% of Klarna employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Klarna 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Klarna?

Software Engineer (174) , Senior Software Engineer (104) , Service Delivery Specialist (77) , Business Operations Associate (52) , Analyst (51) , Senior Analyst (48) , Product Manager (42) , Business Operations Specialist (38) , Business Development Manager (32) , Engineering Manager (27) , Data Scientist (26) , Senior Engineer (26) , Analytics Manager (24) , Customer Service Representative (22) , Engineer (22)

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

"The Klarnauts people were great but they sacked 10% after an announcement in less than 24h." ((in 234 reviews)); "People I met are mostly nice and my colleagues are great but that really depends on what team you're assigned to." ((in 196 reviews)); "Klarna has a great culture and is a very international company!" ((in 115 reviews)); "Good benefits and time off if you are in a team that allows you to use it." ((in 89 reviews)); "I have a good work/life balance" ((in 56 reviews))

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

"Klarna is losing a lot of good people all the time because of the bad management and the politics but they don't seem to care about it." ((in 118 reviews)); "Too many layoffs recently which affects many" ((in 61 reviews)); "Poor leadership demonstrated time and again by senior management" ((in 51 reviews)); "Inexperienced managers with no clear goals for the teams" ((in 46 reviews)); "Horrible RSU setup, upper management are anti union and consistently lie about unionizing, slow processes where you can easily lose a year's worth of promotion due to a mistake, getting a new role doesn't improve your salary, only levels." ((in 30 reviews))

What are employees saying about Klarna layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.1

36% would recommend to a friend

(1,839 total reviews)

Sebastian Siemiatkowski

35% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Senior management

Klarna has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,839 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Klarna employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Nov 19, 2025

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Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stock options are available for high performers

Cons

Low salary progression otherwise in career.

3.0

Nov 16, 2025

Good Work–Life Balance, Tough Re-Orgs

Analytics manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- A lot of opportunities to move internally - Good work-life balance in most roles

Cons

- Constant changes and re-organizations disrupt work - Layoffs, downsizing, and re-orgs. have had a negative impact on morale - Decrease in investment into analytics relative to other problem spaces

5.0

Nov 16, 2025

Good place to develop

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Amazing can-do work environment Colleagues are off the chart, there's always someone to ask who can help you and is happy to. I laugh every day. Great mix of people. Very dynamic, the company is run like a scale-up. Leadership does not sleep at the wheel. Access to the newest tools and technologies, ahead of everyone else Leadership knows how to code and is using it If you want to work with the best, this is the place Pace depends on area you are working in, more traditional parts is fine. But if you want to be a part of the bleeding edge product development its hectic but a lot of fun

Cons

Sometimes changes are instant and not communicated in a great way. Moonshot projects can be given way too much time and efforts before they have proven to be viable and may block other initiatives. If you want a safe convenient place to work this is not for you. Its high pace and you will learn tons in a great environment. If you want to have a light taste of what startup life is like, this is a perfect way to experience it.

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