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 (34) , 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?

"We're on MSFT paper and overall benefits are good." ((in 73 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 63 reviews)); "The culture and work was great." ((in 59 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good pay and brand" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"High turnover due to poor leadership" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 9 reviews)); "Salary is low" ((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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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.
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.
The top reviewed jobs include
Software Engineer(55) ;
Senior Software Engineer(34) ;
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) .
Users say... "We're on MSFT paper and overall benefits are good." "The people here are great and very compassionate." "The culture and work was great." "great teams and interesting work" "Good pay and brand"
Users say... "High turnover due to poor leadership" "Poor management." "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" "Salary is low"
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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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.
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.
The top reviewed jobs include
Software Engineer(55) ;
Senior Software Engineer(34) ;
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) .
Users say... "We're on MSFT paper and overall benefits are good." "The people here are great and very compassionate." "The culture and work was great." "great teams and interesting work" "Good pay and brand"
Users say... "High turnover due to poor leadership" "Poor management." "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" "Salary is low"
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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