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 (351) , Senior Software Engineer (255) , Technical Support Engineer (107) , Principal Software Engineer (88) , Solutions Architect (87) , Senior Consultant (84) , Intern (82) , Consultant (81) , Manager (71) , Associate Software Engineer (70) , 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 807 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 450 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 344 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 228 reviews)); "Work culture is good and supportive" ((in 138 reviews))

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

"low salaries and lack of office" ((in 178 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 159 reviews)); "the only drawback is that the quality of management isn't universally vetted and a bad manager can ruin your experience" ((in 98 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 65 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to compititors" ((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.

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4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,742 total reviews)

Matt Hicks

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Red Hat has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,742 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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4.0

Dec 12, 2012

Fantastic working environment, great colleagues

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues, great culture & freedom to explore

Cons

The same formal cadence as any enterprise company

5.0

Dec 12, 2012

A challenging environment with lots of smart people that allows you to bring out your best

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Collaborative environment where you can work with very smart people * Challenges you to evaluate and improve your own ideas to solve problems * With not much effort you can interact with people across the company * Opportunities for career enhancing training

Cons

* Like a small company, often struggling to do a lot with few resources or people * Like a big company, starting to experience some drag from processes that haven't kept up with growth * Some office-culture differences across certain geos can be challenging

5.0

Dec 12, 2012

The best company EVER!

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting technology, autonomy, small company feel with big company perks, working with some of the best technical minds in software, the sky is the limit for career growth.

Cons

Would be nice if travel was planned for more in advance. Seems like a lot of last minute decisions in that regard.

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