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 1% 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 (6582) , Senior Software Engineer (1735) , Program Manager (1397) , Software Engineer II (1032) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (859) , Product Manager (715) , Intern (689) , Technical Support Engineer (683) , Software Developer (666) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (629) , Consultant (546) , Software Engineer(Internship) (529) , Director (528) , Project Manager (477)

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 6256 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5333 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4353 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4007 reviews)); "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." ((in 2089 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 1440 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1199 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 754 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 472 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.

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4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,694 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

3.5

Senior management

Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,694 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

5.0

Apr 30, 2008

Microsoft is a great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, fun job opportunities and great health plan

Cons

Lots of hours and very bureaucratic

2.0

Apr 28, 2008

It's not what you think

Industry manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MSFT comes with a well known name and is respected for its hiring of talented people, the benefits are excellent.

Cons

Review and compensation system, poor managers - MSFT assumes all people once they've reached a certain level are suited to managing people. There are more bad managers then there are good ones. Work/Life balance is a joke! Corporately they really do mean well, but too many managers don't live it and want to get the work done any way possible instead of pushing back on upper management about the feasibility of getting the work done in a specific time frame.

4.0

Apr 28, 2008

Great place to work and live, not a great place to change the world.

Senior software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flex schedule - I don't get hassled on when I come in, leave or need time off. The pay is decent, enough so that I don't have to worry about anything. I get to learn about cool technology before others, there is a lot of that on the inside. The product you work on will reach millions of people, if that makes you feel better. It looks quite good on resume. You will meet some very smart people here, especially if you look for them. Alas, you do have to look. Depending onthe group you will have an office for yourself or share it with one other person. If privacy is your thing you'll love it.

Cons

The tools we get to work in most of the groups with are arcane - mostly C/C++. Some groups do use C# or even F#, so make sure to ask if you care. Also our code bases are huge and we have to matian a lot of backward compatibility where I work. It is not nearly as agile as banging out new Web two-point-oh cool app. Also there is a huge disconnect between customers and {engineers, marketing etc}. This leads to a lot of stupid or "evil" outcomes.

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