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?

67% 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, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitHub?

Software Engineer (55) , Senior Software Engineer (33) , 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) , Support Engineer (5)

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

"remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 67 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 60 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 59 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good pay and possibility to overachieve" ((in 20 reviews))

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

"High turnover due to poor leadership" ((in 26 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Remote working is great but if you want to meet in person in a location outside SF or Bellevue it might be difficult or impossible, team travel budget has been slashed after a recent layoff." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 11 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 , Minneapolis , Portland , Remote , Salt Lake City , Virginia Beach , Durham , Apex , Raleigh , Dallas , Houston , Bellevue , Athens , Urbana , Norfolk , Fairfax , Albany , Wisconsin Dells , Phoenix , Juneau , Detroit , Whitefish

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3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(467 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

48% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

GitHub has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 467 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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467 reviews

3.0

May 27, 2021

It's a Microsoft company now.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Still good benefit. Strong product presence.

Cons

Turning to a Microsoft company to serve ACR at MSFT. Old timers leaving

5.0

May 14, 2021

Culture of a startup with the backing of an MnC

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome people , lots of new projects, Perks like upfront Home office , L&D and Mobile reimbursement.

Cons

In GitHub India still a shadow of MS culture can be seen

3.0

Feb 24, 2021

SDR

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free mac book, training in America

Cons

No concrete sales process or structure, still at startup phase in Australia, not enough training designed for sales people in Australia

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