Does KAYAK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KAYAK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KAYAK. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KAYAK?

89% of KAYAK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KAYAK 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KAYAK?

Software Engineer (44) , Manager (12) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Account Manager (8) , Director (7) , Product Manager (7) , Campaign Manager (5) , Commercial Team (5) , Data Scientist (5) , Commercial Manager (4) , Engineer (4) , Product Designer (4) , Content Support Specialist (3) , Data Specialist (3) , Designer (3)

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

"Great people and interesting industry to be in" ((in 51 reviews)); "Good benefits for permanent employees." ((in 33 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 31 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 26 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues" ((in 23 reviews))

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

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 16 reviews)); "A lot of design decisions still come from senior leadership rather looking into real user problems" ((in 12 reviews)); "and that's a standard in KAYAK because they would prefer to fire dozens of talented people instead of letting go inefficient, inexperienced managers and so" ((in 12 reviews)); "Upper management in North America are cliquey, racist and only hire within their own ethnicity" ((in 9 reviews)); "Senior management is bad I mean really really bad." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about KAYAK layoffs in 2026?

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

KAYAK reviews

4.4

89% would recommend to a friend

(404 total reviews)

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100% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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KAYAK has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 404 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The KAYAK 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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404 reviews

5.0

Oct 16, 2017

Great environment/people/company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

fast paced brilliant colleagues amazing work environment great work-live balance great office great benefits

Cons

My only con would be that sometimes the fast-pace of KAYAK can cause a lack of transparency in certain strategic decisions

5.0

Oct 13, 2017

Great place to work!

Manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

-Great people, "be yourself" culture -Innovative, even "irreverent" as they describe themselves -Opportunities to chart your own path -Some travel between Europe and the US

Cons

-Sometimes the salary isn't super competitive, especially on the business side

4.0

Oct 5, 2017

Something nice

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open to new technologies, open to new ideas, no stress

Cons

The same products, limited expand of the experience with technologies

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