Does GitHub pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GitHub employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GitHub. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GitHub?

66% of GitHub employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GitHub 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitHub?

Software Engineer (55) , Senior Software Engineer (32) , Sales (10) , Solutions Engineer (9) , Account Executive (8) , Director (7) , Program Manager (7) , Customer Reliability Engineer (6) , Enterprise Business Representative (6) , Marketing (6) , Senior Program Manager (6) , Software Engineer III (6) , Project Manager (5) , Software Engineer Intern (5) , Talent Partner (5)

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

"remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 68 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 64 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 55 reviews)); "Work life balance was great" ((in 31 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 22 reviews))

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

"High turnover due to poor leadership" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 9 reviews)); "Some processes can be slow and communication could be improved" ((in 4 reviews)); "Limited career opportunities." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about GitHub layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed GitHub locations?

San Francisco , Seattle , New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , Austin , Denver , Boston , Atlanta , Portland , Remote , Salt Lake City , Virginia Beach , Durham , Apex , Raleigh , Dallas , Houston , Minneapolis , Bellevue , Athens , Urbana , Norfolk , Fairfax , Albany , Wisconsin Dells , Phoenix , Juneau , Detroit , Whitefish

GitHub reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(462 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

50% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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GitHub has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 462 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GitHub 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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462 reviews

2.0

Oct 15, 2021

Not great

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Remote - MSFT RSUs doing very well In-demand product

Cons

- Almost the entirety of leadership are formerly long-tenured Microsoft employees, and bring with them a fairly toxic work environment - Lots of fire drills and a blame-y culture - The exec team can't decide what kind of company they want or how to lead - Many teams are chronically understaffed - Just sort of has this weird underlying unhappiness covered up by fake positivity

3.0

Oct 12, 2021

Decent company with room for improvements

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, great benefits, decent compensation.

Cons

Career growth is largely unmanaged and dependent on individual managers.

5.0

Oct 6, 2021

Incredible Product & Great Culture

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working here means you have the ability to work at the forefront of technology innovation with some incredibly passionate users and customers. The team and culture also is exceptional.

Cons

none I can think of

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