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 65 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 59 reviews)); "The culture and work was great." ((in 58 reviews)); "Work life balance was great" ((in 31 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 25 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 20 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 9 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?

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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

Ratings by category

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

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

4.0

Aug 22, 2025

Slowly becoming Microsoft

Software development engineer (sde) 3

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Pros

Decent flexibility for PTO, good benefit accounts, and not too difficult to do well

Cons

Benefits have been getting worse and worse every year Microsoft just tells us what to do and how much money we get for salary/bonuses and then they move goalposts to pay less. Constant layoffs with below industry standard payouts Poor top level decision making and an inability to stand by good products instead of chase a shiny new technology.

5.0

Aug 20, 2025

Great company!

Product designer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance, top tier benefits, and coworkers were all excellent.

Cons

If you're not engaged in the AI space, it could be a draining environment as things shift quickly. As with any company, many pros and cons are team dependent.

5.0

Aug 18, 2025

Great place to start your career

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- awesome coworkers - remote work - great benefits - generous PTO

Cons

- experience varies based on team - shifting culture

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