Is Apple a good company to work for?

Apple has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 52,763 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at Apple to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Apple have been left by employees working as Software Development Engineer (SDE) , Intern - Hourly and Campus Leader .

Does Apple pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Apple employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Apple. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Apple?

79% of Apple employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Apple 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Apple?

Specialist (4623) , Software Engineer (2007) , Technical Specialist (1357) , Apple Genius (959) , Sales Associate (798) , Sales Specialist (754) , Technical Expert (722) , Manager (612) , Product Specialist (548) , Senior Software Engineer (471) , Mac Genius (468) , Intern (461) , Home Advisor (410) , Operations Specialist (393) , Mac Specialist (Apple Store) (389)

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

"The benefits are great and the brand value it adds to the resume is fantastic." ((in 6287 reviews)); "Working from home is great and the people you work with and meet are the best." ((in 3154 reviews)); "The pay was good as well and discounts were probably the best part of working at Apple" ((in 3067 reviews)); "Great culture and a really genuine commitment by the company to develop and grow as a person." ((in 1723 reviews)); "The team is great and you bound with peers that make your days easier and manage the overall stress" ((in 996 reviews))

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

"No work life balance for full time because of very strict schedule rules and policies." ((in 1792 reviews)); "Workload and intensity: The “Apple perfectionism” culture means you’ll work long hours or feel like you should." ((in 1029 reviews)); "But know that there is 0 accountability for bad managers and so there are toxic teams that go undetected." ((in 1018 reviews)); "poor leadership: unsupportive and lack of genuine approach" ((in 300 reviews)); "They are very hard on you about taking time off and want you to always be at everything." ((in 276 reviews))

What are employees saying about Apple layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Apple locations?

Cupertino , New York , Austin , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Sunnyvale , San Jose , San Diego , Atlanta , Houston , Chicago , Miami , Seattle , Dallas , Boston , Orlando , Santa Clara , Washington , Elk Grove , Denver , Sacramento , San Antonio , Palo Alto , California , Phoenix , Columbus , Portland , Charlotte , Las Vegas , Pittsburgh

Apple reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(43,144 total reviews)

Tim Cook

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Apple has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 43,144 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Apple employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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43K reviews

2.0

Aug 30, 2011

Depends on the department, but generally work hard, play little.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Great company leadership, nice campus, great commute options, products to be proud of, strong brand recognition

Cons

This is not Google or a fun start up with company parties and beer in the office - this is a carefully oiled machine that is constantly under scrutiny. As a result, you are expected to work on Apple's hours (all the time), be prepared to battle red tape, and constantly operate with numerous people and teams with no one having a full sense of the end goal (because it is a secret). Additionally there is very little upward movement.

2.0

Aug 25, 2011

Depends where you work within the company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

I've heard that there are great places at Apple, but due to "need to know" mentality of company, you are pretty well segregated to your dept, and sometimes even your office. The equipment you get to use day to day in your job is some of the best in the world!

Cons

Lower management is often just the most technically able person in the group before the existing manager is promoted, leaving a good hard working knowledgable person that has no idea how to manage people. There are exceptions of course, but let's just say, ten years ago, you would have not reported to someone with such behavior and inability to actually manage and coach their team.

5.0

Mar 29, 2011

Great job, great perks, great fun-- but HR is a nightmare of mismanagement and poor decisions

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great benefits, fantastic knowledge-sharing, relatively flat hierarchy, a true sense of community, a perpetually-rewarding work environment, incredible sense of cross-company cohesion, nice perks on merchandise and hardware, great relationships with your immediate management

Cons

HR makes contradictory statements and claims, HR makes terrible, short-sighted decisions, lack of communication between senior management and lower levels, inflexible full-time scheduling, many conflicts between work and personal life, people can and are fired instantly, job performance is mostly irrelevant unless you are in sales

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Depends where you work within the company

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