Does Red Hat pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Red Hat employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Red Hat. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Red Hat?

80% of Red Hat employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Red Hat 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Red Hat?

Software Engineer (352) , Senior Software Engineer (255) , Technical Support Engineer (107) , Principal Software Engineer (88) , Solutions Architect (87) , Senior Consultant (84) , Intern (82) , Consultant (81) , Associate Software Engineer (71) , Manager (71) , Account Executive (59) , Project Manager (55) , Sales (55) , Account Manager (53) , Inside Sales Representative (51)

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

"Red Hat has a great culture as you would expect from a company that founded it's roots in open source." ((in 819 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 454 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 332 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 223 reviews)); "Work culture is good and supportive" ((in 139 reviews))

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

"low salaries and lack of office" ((in 188 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 152 reviews)); "the only drawback is that the quality of management isn't universally vetted and a bad manager can ruin your experience" ((in 102 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 66 reviews)); "Overall low compensation compared to similar roles in other companies" ((in 55 reviews))

What are employees saying about Red Hat layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Red Hat locations?

Buenos Aires , Córdoba , Republica Argentina

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68% positive business outlook

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Red Hat has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,750 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Red Hat 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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5.0

Oct 16, 2017

Great place to contribute to the industry!

Talent acquisition partner

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company culture which lives and breaths the open source approach and balances key values of freedom, courage, commitment and accountability

Cons

the sense of ownership is absolutely easy to have here and it is great when great things happen, when things get bad, it is sometimes difficult to disconnect

5.0

Oct 3, 2017

great company

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

great work with benefits and oportunities

Cons

Big company with enterprise stance

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