Is YouTube a good company to work for?

YouTube has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 2,160 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 87% of employees would recommend working at YouTube to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about YouTube have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Video Editor and Vlogger/Youtuber .

Does YouTube pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, YouTube employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at YouTube. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at YouTube?

87% of YouTube employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated YouTube 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at YouTube?

Content Creator (237) , Youtuber (190) , Video Editor (74) , Software Engineer (45) , Vlogger/Youtuber (45) , Empresário (39) , Avaliador De Anúncios (37) , Editor de Vídeo (36) , Digital Content Creator (26) , Criador De Conteúdo (22) , Senior Software Engineer (16) , Content Writer (14) , Editor (14) , Strategic Partner Manager (13) , Freelancer (12)

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

"It’s great love the people" ((in 55 reviews)); "Great data science ladder and culture" ((in 49 reviews)); "Good to work for and good pay" ((in 34 reviews)); "Great benefits and high payscale." ((in 28 reviews)); "Work from home is great" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Low salary paid by the advertises" ((in 17 reviews)); "Bad leadership, very siloed organization" ((in 9 reviews)); "I had 4 managers in 5 years (same position) and 2 were some of the greatest, most inspiring people ever." ((in 9 reviews)); "NO job security in youtube" ((in 9 reviews)); "It takes soooo much work." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about YouTube layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed YouTube locations?

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4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,031 total reviews)

Neal Mohan

92% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Senior management

YouTube has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,031 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The YouTube 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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1K reviews

5.0

Jun 26, 2015

GREAT WAY TO GET THE BEST THINGS EVER

Content creator

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything is so awesome here

Cons

nothing comes to mind really

5.0

May 12, 2015

Great workplace–but full-time work without full-time status

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

YouTube is a great place to work–not only for its perks–but also for the work you do. Management is very transparent and really tries to make sure that you are achieving your own personal goals while hitting all the company's goals.

Cons

Teams that are split between FTE's and Vendors might experience morale issues–especially if the temporary employees are dipping into full-time work. Some FTE's look-down at temporary employees.

5.0

Apr 26, 2015

Google is great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great colleagues, awesome place

Cons

Don't really have any issues

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