Does Google pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Google employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Google. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Google?

87% of Google employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Google 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10483) , Senior Software Engineer (1601) , Intern (1230) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (844) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (754) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (543) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (500) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (484)

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

"My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running."" ((in 4208 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3719 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3449 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2642 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2312 reviews))

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

"Long hours and lots to learn if you are not a learner it might not be the best place" ((in 818 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 747 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 581 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 559 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 300 reviews))

What are employees saying about Google layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Google locations?

München , Hamburg , Berlin , Frankfurt am Main , Köln , Lustadt , Hannover , Heilbronn , Bochum , Frankenthal (Pfalz)

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4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,436 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,436 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Google employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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48K reviews

5.0

Sep 18, 2013

software engineer

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Pros

great company to work a lot of smart people

Cons

too big, hard to communicate sometime

5.0

Sep 12, 2013

Great place to work if you're willing to be proactive about your own career

Product marketing manager

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company sincerely works toward its mission to make the worlds information universally accessible and useful. It's big enough that there is bound to be a job that you like, if you're willing to put in the effort of searching it out. People are generally friendly, smart and fun to work with.

Cons

The company can sometimes seem inflexible, and not all parts of the company are as "Googley" as others. It's not easy to move around to different jobs or different divisions within the company - one must be very persistent to do so.

5.0

Sep 7, 2013

Google is the best place I have ever worked.

Business analyst

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CEO approval

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Pros

The people at Google are phenomenal - the smartest and most capable people I have worked with. And they're friendly and easy to work with too - very few jerks - everybody there is generally trying to do the right thing. Also, once you're in, it's relatively easy to move around - I have had three different jobs within Google

Cons

It's a big company - sometimes it is unclear how the different initiatives fit together. Also, because it is an organization filled with smart, competitive people who like to be the best, there is a culture of overwork that is hard to fight.

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