Does Getty Images pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Getty Images employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Getty Images. This rating has decreased by 6% 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 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 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 (10) , 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 54 reviews)); "The people and culture are great." ((in 44 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people to work with" ((in 36 reviews)); "Great team to work with that cares for your well being and helps you succeed." ((in 23 reviews)); "Pay was good." ((in 22 reviews))

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

"Poor management." ((in 46 reviews)); "Managers have very poor judgement on the people they hire." ((in 23 reviews)); "The company takes advantage of parts of the world where salaries are generally low, for example countries like Serbia, where they can pay creators there much less money to shoot content." ((in 14 reviews)); "Chaotic at times in upper management" ((in 13 reviews)); "My manager was a bully and no training on how to manage people, yet management let her do whatever she wants." ((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 are the top reviewed Getty Images locations?

Seattle , New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , McLean , South Seattle , Detroit , Newark , Huntsville , North Chicago , Mount Vernon , Arlington , Brooklyn , Phoenix , Nashville , Hawaiian Gardens , Hollywood , Miami , Northeast

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3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(99 total reviews)

Craig Peters

76% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

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3.0

Mar 14, 2014

Ups and Downs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

- Good pay - 401k Match - Work/Life Balance - Location - Benefits - Lucky enough to have a good manager

Cons

- Some very busy times - Move very fast, sometimes too fast to keep up - Not a very clear organizational structure

3.0

Feb 3, 2014

Ok experience, but with limited growth opportunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Creative workplace - Great office with nice people to work with - Reasonable hours and flexible when needed - Great pay and benefits

Cons

- Little to no growth opportunities even with high turnover. They don't promote within often. - Sales driven, they'll do anything for an extra sale even if it's not a good one - Very disorganized as a company - too much overlap, unclear responsibilities - Little to no team collaboration

4.0

Nov 6, 2013

Agile company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Committed to Agile - constant small releases, flexible deadlines (mostly), pair programming. Unit tests are a company fetish. The code quality is generally very good, with a few legacy beasts left to slay. All my bosses have been developers who decided to transition into management, so they actually understand the work I do. This is true for most of the managers in the tech side of the organization. Work-life balance - everyone leaves at 5pm and there is no pressure to stay later (unlike many other tech companies I've worked for). My team goes out to lunch together most days, often there is beer involved. Sometimes lunches run long and no one cares. There are fun company events every few months. Location is in the ID with lots of lunch options if you like Asian cuisine. Normal freebies for a tech company - coffee, espresso, tea, soda. Also have free bread. Very close to trains/buses.

Cons

"No silos" is a motto that sounds nice until you end up having to do extremely specialized tasks for which you have no experience or skill. It seems like a waste of the company's money to have senior developers building test databases for example. Too much upheaval, reorgs, etc. This results in products being orphaned when the team that maintained them are disbanded. Salary is slightly lower than average (but you get more per hour because there is zero overtime) Some software work is being outsourced to Argentina, with mixed results.

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