Is YouTube a good company to work for?

YouTube has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 2,158 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 58 reviews)); "+ good culture" ((in 42 reviews)); "Good to work for and good pay" ((in 38 reviews)); "Good in work life balance" ((in 26 reviews)); "easy, work from home, flexibility" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, very siloed organization" ((in 10 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 7 reviews)); "It takes soooo much work." ((in 6 reviews)); "CPO, CTO and CEO all like to review every single word that goes out the door." ((in 4 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

(1,030 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 1,030 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 30, 2012

Fun and what I love doing

Partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work at home, no employer, easy, build up an audience, there is a possibilty that your video could go viral making you a lot of money, and you can make as many or little videos as you want. There is no limit.

Cons

The amount of income you get from this job is based on your amounts of views. Unless you are one of the top 100 youtubers, your going to have to build up an audience to get the views.

5.0

Jun 27, 2012

Great place to work

Associate, online sales and operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Forward thinking management, Google like philosophy. As a software engineer the job has a significant impact on the company, the product, and the world in general. Job satisfaction and team mentality is generally high among engineers.

Cons

Hard work, but worth it if you put in the effort.

3.0

May 5, 2012

Fun place to work, but not much hope for advancement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun environment, fun people, smart people, fun atmosphere.

Cons

Not much room for advancement even if you do your job well. Once you are in the role it is typically to be stuck doing that role unless you go to grad school or whatnot.

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