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

1.0

Sep 20, 2012

IT lacking in leadership and vision.

It operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool environment in a cool location. Lots of smart people. Pay and benefits were better than average. Senior leadership seems tuned in, focused on making the business successful.

Cons

In my area (IT Operations) there was a complete lack of process. documentation and strategy. It was pure seat-of-the pants operation. The manager's role was vacant longer and more often than it was filled. It was a revolving door of dissatisfaction. Management lacked vision and apparent desire to improve processes. Priorities and target dates changed frequently. When this caused corners to be cut or things fell through the cracks, middle management would look for scapegoats and fail to acknowledge their role in the problem.

3.0

Sep 19, 2012

Great job if you want a dead end job.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are great and very friendly. We where almost like family. Every one is very dependable and works hard.

Cons

If you looking climb the coperate ladder at Getty, I suggest go elsewhere. There is very little mobility. You will end up in a dead end. The company is constantly cutting back. It feels like most people get laid off eventually.

3.0

Sep 9, 2012

Getty Images

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My immediate boss was supportive, kind and fair. My hours were reasonable and I liked the work environment.

Cons

Almost immediately after I began my position at Getty there were layoffs. Then the company was sold to a venture capital firm and Getty began to acquire smaller stock agencies and there were more layoffs.

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