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?

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3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(62 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

50% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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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

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1.0

Mar 26, 2026

Wow

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

nothing but the remote work if you like even it's gonna be hybrid: 2 times in the office sooner or later

Cons

worst HR I've ever experienced. honestly they disturb your work then get paid from your job. management things only politics for their head counts so cut off people then hire again without reason. low salary...oh I truly regret that I joined this unbelievable company

4.0

Mar 8, 2026

Overall fine, wish there was more in-person time

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great pay and benefits - recognition in the industry - challenging and interesting work

Cons

- very little in-person time, which can be challenging - product seems to have trouble pulling together in one direction

3.0

Feb 16, 2026

Great, depending on your org...

Sales strategy and planning manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great benefits and pay in my opinion A remote-first culture creates flexibility and everyone understands and respects this Really, really intelligent people work here

Cons

Culture is declining towards MSFT traditional influence Ship-to-learn value was used against us (we move to fast and get in trouble when we don't have reporting/data integrity sorted before things are live to the public)

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