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?

81% of Red Hat employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Red Hat 4.3 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 (83) , Consultant (81) , Intern (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 828 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 452 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 344 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 220 reviews)); "Work culture is good and supportive" ((in 142 reviews))

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

"low salaries and lack of office" ((in 179 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 153 reviews)); "the only drawback is that the quality of management isn't universally vetted and a bad manager can ruin your experience" ((in 101 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 64 reviews)); "Compensation is not competitive" ((in 57 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

81% would recommend to a friend

(4,738 total reviews)

Matt Hicks

77% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

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 4,738 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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2.0

Mar 13, 2026

Turning purple and quiet firing

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and people during Red Har tenure

Cons

Operation team is moving to IBM Lack of transparency from IBM management team. Red Hat management team just do the wash hand approach.

3.0

Mar 11, 2026

More Purple than Red

Vice president sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work, solid tech, good people

Cons

IBM is taking over and pressure is building

5.0

Mar 10, 2026

Great place to work in

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really nice env to work in. Great and nice colleagues to work with

Cons

Salary can't compare to the big techs, but worth the sacrifice for the working vibe though

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