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

(3,188 total reviews)

Kenichiro Yoshida

89% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 3,188 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

Jan 17, 2011

Nice place to work provided you don't mind long hours and lots of politics

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Good compensation and benefits *You get to work with some incredibly smart people, especially the engineers *It's fun to see the fruits of your labor out in the consumer marketplace *Nice discounts on merchandise and services *Looks great on your resume

Cons

*Politics, politics, politics *All major decisions are driven by Japan, sometimes to the detriment of the US market *Difficult to get promoted if you don't know the right people, or aren't in the right group

2.0

Aug 12, 2010

You can join for short term to gain short term advantage of onsite or salary.Cannot be though of for long association.

Project leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Short Term Onsite opportunities 2. Short term gains in salary . 3. Moderate work pressure

Cons

1. No work on core technologies 2. Management is not machure enough and cannot plan long term. All adhoc planning 3. Appraisals are not performance driven 4. No competition.

2.0

Jul 29, 2009

SONY - a global brand but still an outdated Japanese company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- stable - great name value sayng you work for "SONY" - fairly flexible work hours

Cons

- mediocre compensation and benefits - unmotivating environment with unhappy employees - management is a mess with often times offering little direction - completely controlled by Japan-side - competition within internal groups and little sharing within the same company - all the real exciting action happens in Japan, US groups are just sub-contractors

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Nice place to work provided you don't mind long hours and lots of politics

You can join for short term to gain short term advantage of onsite or salary.Cannot be though of for long association.

SONY - a global brand but still an outdated Japanese company

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