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 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.

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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

Jun 24, 2025

Used to be a better place to work

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote, competitive salary, cool technology, great teammates

Cons

Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy

2.0

Jun 18, 2025

Woof

Sr. management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are some benefits slightly above other companies!

Cons

Most things are trageically disappointing.

2.0

Jun 5, 2025

Lost its way

Technical program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Well known brand and product in the software developer community - Total compensation of pay, incentives, and benefits are amazing

Cons

- Layoffs and mass firings twice per year. Some of the mass firings were disguised in a way that lacks integrity. - New product strategy is all in on AI, leaving the core products and customers with skeleton crews - Continuous push to hire lower and lower pay grades for the same job - Forced product direction from Microsoft

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