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?

68% of GitHub employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GitHub 4.0 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?

"It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 65 reviews)); "remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 64 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 62 reviews)); "Work life balance was great" ((in 32 reviews)); "Good pay and possibility to overachieve" ((in 21 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Constant layoffs with below industry standard payouts" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 9 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

68% would recommend to a friend

(467 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

50% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.8

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

4.0

Nov 19, 2021

Best Company

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

no work load, Friendly environment, good tech support

Cons

management is very strict for work

3.0

May 26, 2021

Enterprise Account Manager

Enterprise account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work with amazing people, giving a sense of family and togetherness that is very rare.

Cons

Since the Microsoft acquisition, the start up atmosphere has disappeared with very targets and ramping up processes not realistic.

4.0

Jan 29, 2021

Great perks

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wfh allowance Education allowance Internet and health perks

Cons

Worklife is ok not like microsoft

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