Does WhatsApp pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WhatsApp employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WhatsApp. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WhatsApp?

83% of WhatsApp employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated WhatsApp 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WhatsApp?

Software Engineer (4) , Program Manager (3) , Associate (2) , Content Strategist (2) , Manager (2) , Technical Specialist (2)

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

"Good friendly people" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good culture, great perks, hybrid work." ((in 4 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 3 reviews)); "Nice work environment and people" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about WhatsApp layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed WhatsApp locations?

Menlo Park , Mountain View , New York , Oswego , Mountainair , San Diego , San Jose , Colita , Texas

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WhatsApp reviews

4.4

83% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)

Will Cathcart

83% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

WhatsApp has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The WhatsApp 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

53 reviews

3.0

May 5, 2017

Bureaucratic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Billion users worldwide - Perks from Facebook

Cons

- Too many green managers who aren't experienced leading teams - Bureaucratic - Growth bottleneck

2.0

Jul 29, 2018

No culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- FB perks - Good brand name - Good work/ life balance - Engineering driven

Cons

- Lack of unity across teams working to a central vision or mission - Devoid of culture - People are not friendly or open - No one seems to have passion that drives them - Few leaders to be inspired by - Lack of cool problems to solve

5.0

Sep 19, 2015

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- interesting work, where your ideas are valued and you can have a real impact - smart coworkers, good team work, flat hierarchy - great work life balance - lots of big and small perks

Cons

No complaints here really. There is always room for improvement, but the team is constantly working on optimization and solutions.

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