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)); "Benefits are good." ((in 30 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 27 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 23 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and atmosphere." ((in 22 reviews))

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

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 14 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)); "You will read it time and time again in all these reviews: Upper management is a joke, horrible and unprofessional." ((in 8 reviews)); "Zero communication between departments, throw over the fence attitude." ((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

(405 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 405 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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405 reviews

5.0

Apr 11, 2018

Great product, team, leader and company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of freedom to execute, I feel empowered to work and can see the impact of my effort direct on the results of my region. I have a great team here in Miami, one of the best I ever worked with. I am always learning and love the fast pace environment. My local leadership is present, supportive and care about me and my peers.

Cons

not so far, love this team.

1.0

Feb 8, 2018

Promise a lot, delivers nothing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and nice offices

Cons

They pull you in with promising you x, y, z but as there are multiple layers and not a clear structure on who's doing what it more becomes a mess and nothing really develops. We had number of project that we worked on for months that basically were killed because team we not aligned. Bad managers that does only have their own interest in mind

5.0

Jan 13, 2018

Great place to work!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- they only hire people you'd want to work with - catered lunch - free beer! - meetings only if you really need them, no stupid meetings! - compensation is ok

Cons

- The CTO can be pretty difficult. Don't expect decent raises or wage negotiation, he won't approve them. - Not much opportunity for growth.

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