Does Microsoft pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Microsoft employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Microsoft. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Microsoft?

77% of Microsoft employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Microsoft 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6605) , Senior Software Engineer (1741) , Program Manager (1398) , Software Engineer II (1038) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (861) , Product Manager (717) , Intern (689) , Technical Support Engineer (683) , Software Developer (666) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (629) , Consultant (545) , Director (531) , Software Engineer(Internship) (530) , Project Manager (479)

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

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6285 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5366 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4356 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4047 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2083 reviews))

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

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1441 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1197 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 758 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 481 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 317 reviews))

What are employees saying about Microsoft layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Microsoft locations?

Buenos Aires , Resistencia , Martínez , Caseros , Chivilcoy , Tigre , Villa Constitución

Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,801 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

77% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,801 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Microsoft 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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Reviews by job title

54K reviews

2.0

Jun 20, 2008

Interesting projects, great benefits but bad work environment

software development engineer

Recommend

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Pros

- The medical benefits at Microsoft are easily the best in the US, especially if you have a family - Lots of interesting projects to work on - In many teams a lot of freedom to manage your time - Salary in general is good for the cost of living in Seattle

Cons

- Abismal stock performance - Most managers have no idea how to manage - Reviews and promotions are very unfair - In many teams fight for visibility stops people from doing real useful work - As a developer you rarely talk to a customer - What do PMs do, again?

3.0

Jun 19, 2008

Microsoft is a great job, but the career is difficult

Group program manager

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great technology, great people. You can form a pretty good social network and you must in order to be able to find out what is going on and get things done.

Cons

You get pigeon holed into a position. Once you do something you always need to do that. If you come in senior from the outside, it is very hard to break through the old-guard msft folks. If you haven't done it here, you haven't done it.

4.0

Jun 19, 2008

Great place to work and learn

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great place to learn from very smart and experienced people. I sometimes hear from people at other employers complain about incomptent coworkers. While I do not agree with everyone (or may think they are arguing for a bad idea) I respect those around me a great deal and often find myself learning a great deal from them. Great opportunities for visibility both internally and externally. Internally, I find for the most part accomplishments are recognized and rewarded (either via advancement or individual awards). Externally, I can maybe name a handful of companies where your work will be seen and used by more people during the course of their day.

Cons

Size of the company, the anti-trust laws/rulings/settlements, and management makes coordination sometimes difficult. Can be frustrating to have projects with similar goals running that are similar but not working together. Or worse to have projects that pushing in different directions. It can sometimes feel like a few smaller compaines under one masthead rather than one unified whole. The negative perception of the company externally can at times be annoying. The myths and misconceptions regarding Microsoft are many and varied and it can take a little getting used (especially to resist the urge to correct them - which is often futile).

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