Is LinkedIn a good company to work for?

LinkedIn has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 9,325 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at LinkedIn to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about LinkedIn have been left by employees working as Web Developer , Software Engineer Intern and Business Operations Manager .

Does LinkedIn pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LinkedIn employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LinkedIn. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LinkedIn?

66% of LinkedIn employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LinkedIn 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (491) , Software Engineer (476) , Senior Software Engineer (299) , Account Director (244) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (109) , Staff Software Engineer (98) , Sales Manager (92) , Account Manager (84) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (84) , Senior Account Director (80) , Recruiter (60)

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

"The culture and the vibe at LI is great; there's a friendly "can" ((in 1565 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 854 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 728 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 532 reviews)); "Great place for young starters to join as the pay is good for that level" ((in 250 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 187 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 159 reviews)); "Recent layoffs have affected morale" ((in 126 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 66 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((in 53 reviews))

What are employees saying about LinkedIn layoffs in 2026?

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

What LinkedIn locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Santa Barbara , Los Angeles , South San Francisco , San Francisco , San Diego , Washington , Austin , New York , Omaha , Chicago

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LinkedIn reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,637 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

67% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,637 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LinkedIn 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

1.0

Jun 5, 2026

Toxic culture with constant fear of layoffs

Category manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None at this stage in time

Cons

A culture asking you to bring your authentic self to work and then uses it against you Constant fear of layoffs Middle managers who are essentially order takers A ceo who has no idea what he is doing Teammates who will choose to add to toxic culture elements rather than look out for each other VPs who should not be holding a VP position

5.0

Jun 5, 2026

Fantastic team and culture, but not enough upward mobility

Account director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible team and culture, Great product market fit, amazing benefits, most diverse company I've worked for, good work/life balance

Cons

Very little upward mobility, Increased competition from startups, product roadmap

3.0

Jun 4, 2026

Not sure if the anxiety is outweighed by the comp

Growth marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, resume booster, mostly nice people

Cons

Microsoft overlords, constant fear of layoffs, weird tech culture

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