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

3.0

Sep 6, 2014

Good culture, passionate employees, need to stop adding layers of upper management though

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid benefits package and salary is adequate (but not great). Culture is relaxed, not too corporate feeling. Great office location, the office itself could use a serious facelift but its not terrible. Overall good place to work.

Cons

Not exactly leading edge when it comes to technology platforms or innovation. Budgets and resources are routinely taken away half way through the year to make the numbers for its holding company which makes accomplishing team goals near to impossible.

4.0

Jul 18, 2014

Great vision, unrealistic expectations

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work, hip atmosphere, flexible work hours, nice people

Cons

Constant pressure to reduce staff levels, diva mentality is prevalent, passive agressive culture in Finance

3.0

May 23, 2014

Amazing people, non-communicative leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, funny, kind playful people, all drawn to the company at least in part because they love art and photography. best Work-life balance of any company I've ever been at - 40 hours/week really is the norm; huge support from co-workers and HR and management for any family issues/needs. Execs hearts are definitely in the right place - instead of having their huge expensive dinner to celebrate the company's purchase, the new owners and execs donated the entire cost of the dinner to recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy.

Cons

New leadership in the product division is more invested in short-term rather than long term gains. Huge pressure to do things too quickly. I understand the need to pivot and make substantial changes but there's no communication about what they want to achieve and it feels like we're driving fast through a blinding snow storm. If the execs don't know how to get us where they want to go, I'd really like them to tell us that rather than holding our collective foot to the gas pedal.

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