Does Sony pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sony employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sony. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sony?

77% of Sony employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sony 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sony?

Software Engineer (203) , Senior Software Engineer (73) , Intern (70) , Project Manager (66) , Manager (60) , Engineer (46) , Sales Associate (35) , Design Engineer (33) , Internship (33) , Product Manager (33) , Senior Manager (30) , Director (28) , Consultant (25) , Software Developer (25) , Business Analyst (24)

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

"great enivronment and people to work with" ((in 216 reviews)); "Good work life balance and learning" ((in 178 reviews)); "Good benefits (allowance that can be used towards health expenses at staff discretion e.g." ((in 165 reviews)); "Good culture and people and perks" ((in 143 reviews)); "Nice colleagues and senior who willing to share their experience with you as a newbie in the industry." ((in 98 reviews))

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

"low salary and pretty basic job scope" ((in 194 reviews)); "No progression the female operations manager at weybridge was a bad manager" ((in 49 reviews)); "Long hours were very tiring" ((in 43 reviews)); "Aggressive Senior Management" ((in 24 reviews)); "Low compensation vs industry standards and vs other similar organizations" ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sony layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(3,190 total reviews)

Kenichiro Yoshida

89% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

Sony has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,190 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sony employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews

3.0

Aug 11, 2010

A place where you could stay for the life if you don't have any ambition

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

comparatively lax working environment; supporting function don't have performance target;

Cons

Wasting lot of time to do the repeat job; lack of communication within the company; many Japanese high level management make things worse;

3.0

Aug 5, 2010

Used to be a good company with exciting product

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting product & solution Product advange leveraged from Sony's consumer electronics division Fun target enduser

Cons

Poor leadership in upper management when I worked there in China

3.0

Aug 3, 2010

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Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Average Pay -Average Bonus -Subsidised food -Transport allowance

Cons

-high level in office politics -Less team work -Direction is not clear and always changing. -Attitude towards employee from management is not fair. -More talk and less implementation. -Morale low -Like army management -More managers than engineers.

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