Does NVIDIA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NVIDIA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NVIDIA. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NVIDIA?

91% of NVIDIA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NVIDIA 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NVIDIA?

Software Engineer (455) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Systems Software Engineer (149) , Intern (131) , ASIC Engineer (122) , Process Executive (114) , Senior Systems Software Engineer (93) , Hardware Engineer (85) , Senior Hardware Engineer (69) , Senior ASIC Design Engineer (60) , Senior Engineer (60) , Engineer (59) , System Software Engineer (59) , Senior ASIC Engineer (58) , Verification Engineer (48)

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

"Great culture around designing the highest performance products based on what can be done verses what is "good enough"." ((in 523 reviews)); "People are great and friendly." ((in 447 reviews)); "Good work life balance and grow ing" ((in 331 reviews)); "good benefits and very considerate" ((in 325 reviews)); "good work culture and policies" ((in 314 reviews))

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

"Bad manager he was mean!" ((in 120 reviews)); "Sometimes you have to work long hours and not very well compensated." ((in 60 reviews)); "Sometimes work life balance can be hard to maintain" ((in 38 reviews)); "Incompetent middle management" ((in 15 reviews)); "No room for growth due to favoritism of certain employees" ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about NVIDIA layoffs in 2026?

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

NVIDIA reviews

4.5

91% would recommend to a friend

(5,494 total reviews)

Jensen Huang

98% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

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NVIDIA has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,494 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The NVIDIA 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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5K reviews

3.0

Apr 27, 2023

Very dynamic company and bad WLB

Systems software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No layoffs Good development work. There is always something to do. Reachable and knowledgeable management. Amazing CEO Free food Good stock options

Cons

Bad WLB in embedded teams Dynamic culture. Any project gets scraped anytime randomly. Slow promotions

5.0

Mar 20, 2023

Great place to work

Hardware architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I loved working here. The company truly does care for you as am employee even outside of work and allows for growth.

Cons

The company is large and can sometimes feel bureaucratic. And it doesn't have all the glitzy benefits life free food.

2.0

Mar 16, 2023

Hellhole for Frontend Engineers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good starting salary. Good CEO with a vision. Talented co-workers.

Cons

Everything downhill once you join, negligible salary hikes, managers don't know planning and keep changing priorities at the end moment, no recognition even after working for years at highest levels of stanadards and working hours. Worse place I've ever been.

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