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) , Software Engineer Intern (5) , Talent Partner (5) , Enterprise Support Engineer (4)

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

"remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 74 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 58 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 58 reviews)); "Work life balance was great" ((in 32 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 21 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy" ((in 21 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 8 reviews)); "Salary is low" ((in 4 reviews)); "Some processes can be slow and communication could be improved" ((in 4 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.

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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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4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

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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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5.0

Apr 21, 2021

Amazing company culture

Sales

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing benefits, great company culture, fast paced company with a huge amount. of potential growth.

Cons

Many new products and advancements to the platform that can be hard to keep track of.

5.0

Mar 2, 2021

Great job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

all good, decent pay, decent work life balance

Cons

none so far, everyone seems to care

5.0

Jan 18, 2021

Best place to be

Inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything ! From leadership to colleagues and companies culture and growth opportunities and so on

Cons

None that I have in mind

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