Does Getty Images pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Getty Images employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Getty Images. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Getty Images?

52% of Getty Images employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Getty Images 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Getty Images?

Account Manager (22) , Senior Software Engineer (21) , Software Engineer (20) , Sales (17) , Account Executive (14) , Photographer (14) , Manager (13) , Sales Executive (12) , Customer Service Associate (11) , Customer Success Manager (9) , Director (8) , Photo Editor (8) , Sales Associate (8) , Senior Account Executive (8) , (5)

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

"Good benefits but only because they are a global company and N.A. complained" ((in 58 reviews)); "The people and culture are great." ((in 39 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people to work with" ((in 37 reviews)); "Pay was good." ((in 30 reviews)); "Great team to work with that cares for your well being and helps you succeed." ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Poor management." ((in 42 reviews)); "Managers have very poor judgement on the people they hire." ((in 21 reviews)); "Chaotic at times in upper management" ((in 14 reviews)); "My manager was a bully and no training on how to manage people, yet management let her do whatever she wants." ((in 12 reviews)); "Middle management is promoted from within and sucks." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Getty Images layoffs in 2026?

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

What Getty Images locations have received the highest employee ratings?

McLean , Los Angeles , New York

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Getty Images reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(661 total reviews)

Craig Peters

76% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

Getty Images has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 661 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Getty Images employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

661 reviews

2.0

Jun 8, 2015

Excessive Workload and Needs Improvement

Operations engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair compensation for the industry with good benefits. Opportunities to work on a variety of technologies along side dedicated co-workers.

Cons

Excessive workloads and no work/life balance. Few advancement and training opportunities. Reorganizations without clear objectives and highly political environment resulting in lots of staff turnover. Lack of business discipline and tight budgets limit options. Poor or unknown management/executive decision making methodologies.

1.0

Oct 8, 2025

Stuck in C#

Machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Getty offers solid work life balance.

Cons

Engineering management was dead set on old ways and it hurt them tremendously on the solution front. Most of their principal engineers have been there for 15+ years with zero work diversity across all of them. They basically peter principled all the junior engineers into senior roles over decades.

Getty Images Response

8mo

Hello, thank you for your review. We recognize that having a long-tenured engineering team can be both a strength and a challenge. While we value the knowledge and dedication of our experienced engineers, we also understand the importance of fresh perspectives and diverse experiences. As a business, we strive to complement our existing teams and to evolve our engineering culture, while also building a more inclusive environment. If you would like to speak on this in more detail, or provide any additional feedback, please feel free to email me at sarah.dudley@gettyimages.com

2.0

Feb 7, 2022

Horrible place to work

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, maybe the snacks in the kitchen

Cons

No support from mgmt, kill or be killed atmosphere

Getty Images Response

Hi there - thank you for sharing this feedback. I am saddened to hear that you have had a poor experience working here. I would love to learn more about some of the challenges you are having so that we can partner and work to bridge these gaps. I will encourage you to please reach out to your HR Business Partner or myself at carly.etzin@gettyimages.com. We are committed to fostering a supportive, healthy, collaborative, and positive work environment and would like to help in any way we can. Thank you.

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