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 65 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 60 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 60 reviews)); "Work life balance was great" ((in 29 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"High turnover due to poor leadership" ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Everybody was already stretched thin before the layoffs and it has only gotten worse and worse since then with goals just getting bigger and bigger without the people to deliver it forcing people into burnout fire drills all the time." ((in 14 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 11 reviews)); "Some processes can be slow and communication could be improved" ((in 5 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

1.0

Oct 26, 2023

Not ideal

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy wlb Benefits are good

Cons

Bad culture and bad Infra

2.0

Oct 26, 2023

Inexperienced managers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work, great benefits. Still some good people left.

Cons

Seems to be more and more people given leadership positions from outside, ex. AWS rather than hiring internally. This is ruining the culture, and many talented Hubbers are leaving as a result. Inexperienced, micromanagers are chosen over dedicated and talented GitHub employees. It has become intolerable to say the least.

4.0

Oct 25, 2023

Constantly Moving

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You work with a lot of smart people all of which are more than willing to support each other. Constantly learning something new

Cons

Leadership doesn't see or doesn't care that people are burning out. Conspiracy theory - that is a form of protecting the company to have less people work more hours until there is a Microsoft full takeover.

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