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 70 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 57 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 57 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good pay and brand" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Poor management." ((in 21 reviews)); "Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 10 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

(463 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 463 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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463 reviews

2.0

Dec 24, 2020

Diversity is Lip Service, Amazing Peers just terrible Mgmt

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly cohorts/peers and cool network of amazing people after you head out, good company events (when there isn't covid) and opportunities to travel, sign-on benefits are really nice.

Cons

Leadership - from top to bottom. Actually listen to your ERG groups, they are the best part and the backbone of your company. Listen to your good managers and stop keeping the rotten ones.

4.0

Dec 12, 2020

Great place for remote work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great for remote work since 80% is remote

Cons

Not good if you don't like working with people from various timezones

5.0

Dec 9, 2020

Great workplace

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great, remote friendly, flexible, awesome team.

Cons

The only cons is that it doesn't hire from all places in the world, i had to work through third party co.

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