Does Sonos pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sonos employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sonos. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sonos?

59% of Sonos employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sonos 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sonos?

Software Engineer (21) , Senior Software Engineer (13) , Director (11) , Intern (7) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (6) , Software Engineer(Internship) (6) , Account Manager (5) , Principal Software Engineer (5) , Customer Service Representative (4) , Engineer (4) , Manager (4) , Marketing (4) , Mechanical Engineering Co-Op (4) , Senior Manager (4) , Software Test Engineer (4)

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

"Great people to work with and amazing work culture" ((in 85 reviews)); "Work/life balance is great!" ((in 31 reviews)); "Great Benefits" ((in 21 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great work environment and leadership." ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Bad directors and management will stay forever because sr leaders don't want to admit they made hiring mistakes" ((in 21 reviews)); "Poor leadership from the very top down." ((in 16 reviews)); "5. Revenue is dropping resulting in layoffs." ((in 13 reviews)); "Managers do a lot of individual contributor work" ((in 11 reviews)); "Middle management is mostly political, not merit based" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sonos layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Sonos locations?

Santa Barbara , Boston , Seattle , Cambridge , New York , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Chicago , Ogdensburg , Washington , Charlotte , College Station , San Mateo , Goleta , Denver , Westminster , East Los Angeles , Cooper City

Sonos reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(441 total reviews)

Tom Conrad

47% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Sonos has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 441 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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441 reviews

3.0

May 8, 2014

Great perks and generous product discount but no work/life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of free food, generous product discounts, casual dress, passionate and smart colleagues, MUSIC!

Cons

No work life balance, sick days are really "work from home" days, some colleagues even called into meetings while on vacation! "Trial by fire" training for new employees...

4.0

Mar 17, 2014

Innovative but challenging

Engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, hip innovative atmosphere, cool products (market leader in wifi speakers). Lots of employee perks and amenities, you can choose east coast (Cambridge) or west coast (Santa Barbara) locations.

Cons

Experiencing rapid growth pains. Organization is a little unfocused and disorganized, R&Rs and expecations between departments not always clear.

5.0

Nov 25, 2013

Having great experience working here

Manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, growing company, perks are good as per location..Excellent opportunity to learn new things from senior persons.

Cons

Till now enjoying working here

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