Does Nextdoor pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nextdoor employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nextdoor. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nextdoor?

55% of Nextdoor employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nextdoor 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nextdoor?

Software Engineer (55) , Product Manager (10) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Account Manager (8) , Software Engineer(Internship) (8) , Client Partner (7) , Data Scientist (7) , Marketing (7) , SWE Intern (6) , Software Engineering Intern (6) , Operations (5) , Intern (4) , Sales (4) , Designer (3) , Engineer (3)

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

"There are really great people working here despite the lack of clear direction from the leadership." ((in 56 reviews)); "Great culture produces great people." ((in 40 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 20 reviews)); "The team is great and really clear goal marketing goals so you know how you're performing at all times." ((in 18 reviews)); "My coworkers were great to work with." ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Leadership is horrible." ((in 16 reviews)); "bad management and no product direction" ((in 10 reviews)); "pay could be better" ((in 7 reviews)); "This place was great for many years but they have added some toxic people to the management teams (at the c" ((in 5 reviews)); "not the best salary or benefits" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nextdoor layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.6

55% would recommend to a friend

(299 total reviews)

Nirav Tolia

66% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Nextdoor has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 299 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nextdoor employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

299 reviews

5.0

Jan 10, 2017

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really good work and projects

Cons

Can give better stock options

5.0

Oct 26, 2016

Software Engineering Intern 2014

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team culture, friendly people, challenging work

Cons

Lack of a strong business model (not a problem for an intern, but potentially for a full-time staff)

5.0

May 25, 2016

Love my Job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission, great team, great culture

Cons

Still lots of work to do and lots of challenges

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