Does Guardant Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Guardant Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guardant Health. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guardant Health?

49% of Guardant Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Guardant Health 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Guardant Health?

Account Executive (15) , Biorepository Technician (10) , Account Manager (9) , Reimbursement Specialist (9) , Bioinformatics Scientist (7) , Senior Software Engineer (7) , Manager (6) , Clinical Lab Associate (5) , Clinical Laboratory Scientist (5) , Sales (5) , Sales Representative (5) , Anonymous (4) , Intern (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Clinical Study Coordinator (3)

What are the pros of working at Guardant Health according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and fast growing company" ((in 38 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 17 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great coworkers." ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Micromanaging is common which is basically a symptom of bad management." ((in 31 reviews)); "Toxic leadership" ((in 17 reviews)); "No work life balance at times" ((in 13 reviews)); "Bad work environment" ((in 5 reviews)); "Training is 4 days in Palo Alto to learn how to use a visual aid and show off the free snacks and lunch." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Guardant Health layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Guardant Health layoffs and their outlook for job security at Guardant Health in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Guardant Health locations?

Redwood City , Palo Alto , San Diego , Houston , Spring , San Francisco , New York , California City , San Jose , California , The Woodlands , Virginia Beach , Bowling Green , Laramie , Charlotte , Austin , Virginia , Indianapolis , Los Angeles , Monterey , Hayward , Novato , Sunnyvale , Seattle , Miami , Tennessee City

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Guardant Health reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(76 total reviews)

Helmy Eltoukhy and AmirAli Talasaz

58% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

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Gender

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Reviews by job title

76 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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5.0

May 25, 2018

Great place to work!

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open-seating, flexible schedules, free food (breakfast, lunch, snacks), friendly co-workers, fast-paced, mission driven, competitive wages

Cons

Not a whole lot of cons. We are a startup so we run thin/lean

5.0

Jul 5, 2017

Account Executive

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, customer service and training

Cons

Growing pains with being a startup.

5.0

Jun 2, 2017

Good company in general

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engineering team: good team members, no politics, mutual respect, people willing to help

Cons

Standard growth like most companies, standard raises.

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Florida

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Director, Client Services