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?

"remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 67 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 63 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 63 reviews)); "thinking tech company that's working hard to bring in more and more of the most talented and diverse engineers, salespeople, customer supportocats, and admin staff... it's truly impressive and exciting to know that I have the privilege to be part of this awesome team and company." ((in 20 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"High turnover due to poor leadership" ((in 25 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 23 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 10 reviews)); "favoritism otherwise no promotion, expectations" ((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 , 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

Jan 16, 2021

Great place to work and learn

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and great impact work wise

Cons

Didnt see any till now

4.0

Jul 14, 2026

Great work-life balance with a generous salary, but growing corporate culture

Support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote Great work life Generous Salary for a support position

Cons

Msft interference is growing Culture is becoming more and more corporate and beauraucratic

4.0

Apr 25, 2026

Great culture but fast paced

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, good benefits, unlimited holiday

Cons

Fast paced, mainly in US timezone

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