Is LinkedIn a good company to work for?

LinkedIn has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 9,446 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at LinkedIn to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about LinkedIn have been left by employees working as Web Developer , Software Engineer Intern and Business Operations Manager .

Does LinkedIn pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LinkedIn employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LinkedIn. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LinkedIn?

65% of LinkedIn employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LinkedIn 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (497) , Software Engineer (486) , Senior Software Engineer (309) , Account Director (252) , Relationship Manager (222) , Customer Success Manager (119) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Sales (115) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (107) , Sales Manager (92) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (86) , Account Manager (85) , Senior Account Director (80) , Recruiter (60)

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

"The culture and the vibe at LI is great; there's a friendly "can" ((in 1570 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 862 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 719 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 535 reviews)); "Pay and comp is good even if a little inflexible." ((in 256 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 196 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 154 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs (but that’s part of working in tech so if you can’t handle this risk don’t get into corporate tech)." ((in 142 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 60 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced." ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about LinkedIn layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed LinkedIn locations?

Sunnyvale , San Francisco , Mountain View , New York , Chicago , Omaha , San Jose , Carpinteria , Los Angeles , Seattle , Detroit , Washington , San Diego , Atlanta , Austin , Dallas , Ventura , South San Francisco , Santa Barbara , Miami , Lincoln , Santa Clara , Denver , Boston , San Antonio , Palo Alto , Las Vegas , Portland , Salt Lake City , Houston

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LinkedIn reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(7,736 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

62% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 7,736 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LinkedIn 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

5.0

Oct 16, 2013

work hard & have fun :)

Global talent organisation

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The innovative culture- one example is 'LinkedIn For Good'-this is programme allows employees to give back to the community or create social impact, they even give employee grants for passionate employee ideas!! Another brilliant one is InDay- 1 day per month to get away from the desk to get involved in fun/team-building activities The perks- gym classes, food, dental- we are well taken care of The can do attitude- the positivity, passion and ambition of the employees that I work with on a daily basis

Cons

its busy but that keeps the work varied and interesting

5.0

Oct 15, 2013

LinkedIn is the best job I've ever had, a really fantastic company to work for

Global customer operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very positive working environment, friendly and social atmosphere. Amazing Colleagues. Excellent employee benefits such as gym, free lunches, cool swag. Great opportunities to transform your career.

Cons

So far I have not encountered any cons

5.0

Oct 12, 2013

An honor and a privilege to contribute to the success of this remarkable company

Global account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- our team - our culture and values - our unique market position - our unequaled value proposition - being able to truly contribute to our client's successes

Cons

- Work/life balance is sometimes at risk

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