Is Apple a good company to work for?

Apple has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 52,867 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 (4638) , Software Engineer (2020) , Technical Specialist (1361) , Apple Genius (960) , Sales Associate (799) , Sales Specialist (756) , Technical Expert (725) , Manager (613) , Product Specialist (549) , Senior Software Engineer (472) , Mac Genius (469) , Intern (462) , Home Advisor (409) , Operations Specialist (393) , Mac Specialist (Apple Store) (390)

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 6269 reviews)); "Working from home is great and the people you work with and meet are the best." ((in 3178 reviews)); "The pay was good as well and discounts were probably the best part of working at Apple" ((in 3124 reviews)); "Great culture and ability to work your way up if you are motivated or interested in a career at Apple." ((in 1719 reviews)); "The team is great and you bound with peers that make your days easier and manage the overall stress" ((in 1044 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 1784 reviews)); "Workload and intensity: The “Apple perfectionism” culture means you’ll work long hours or feel like you should." ((in 1019 reviews)); "But know that there is 0 accountability for bad managers and so there are toxic teams that go undetected." ((in 1006 reviews)); "poor leadership: unsupportive and lack of genuine approach" ((in 304 reviews)); "They are very hard on you about taking time off and want you to always be at everything." ((in 273 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

(43,235 total reviews)

Tim Cook

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

Apple has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 43,235 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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Reviews by job title

43K reviews

2.0

Jan 7, 2020

Sink or Swim Culture

Partnerships

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn a lot, fast, can be very intense Cool facilities Competitive Salary Apple worldwide renown name, will stay on your resume forever Startup culture but in a big organization

Cons

At risk for fast burnout here, all about output and immediate results Sink or Swim mindset, give it all you got or get out of the company- managers can be harsh and cruel. Not much flexibility or empathy, Apple before anything else (e.g. life, family, friends, etc. life outside work you will really have to make an effort to have one) No structure or guidelines- will have to be clear with your manager on setting boundaries A very secretive paranoid culture that gets in the way of doing work and living life.

1.0

Jan 6, 2020

Way too hard work for the pay

Associate product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of good bennefits

Cons

overly competitive for no reason

1.0

Oct 12, 2019

Apple will not incentivize and doesn't implement over site nor a process when. awarding annual bonuses.

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security, will not fire especially if you are paid 50% less than other people doing the same work.

Cons

Biased: gender, ethnic, disability, age, etc Human Relations (HR) and Employee Relations (ER) supports all unethical and illegal activity done by management Management refuses to incentivize or promote certain types of people regardless of how often a person follows up and/or asks how to be incentivized or promoted. When an employee submits a complaint to HR or ER regarding equal pay issues, HR, ER, and management artificially degrades the complainers performance and sets them up for perpetual failure but doesn't put employee on PIP. Apple administration will not do anything to stop bias and unequal pay unless a lawsuit and/or EEOC complaint is filed. They are willing to take their chances that they will not get sued or caught. Would rather spend man power on justifying why the company allows bias and unequal pay instead of making sure that all deserving employees are incentivized. HR and ER admits that the lack of bonuses for under represented minorities and due to bias is approved by all management including the CIO, Mary Denby.

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