Does GitHub pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at GitHub?

66% of GitHub employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GitHub 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitHub?

Software Engineer (55) , Senior Software Engineer (32) , Sales (10) , Solutions Engineer (9) , Account Executive (8) , Director (7) , Program Manager (7) , Customer Reliability Engineer (6) , Enterprise Business Representative (6) , Marketing (6) , Senior Program Manager (6) , Software Engineer III (6) , Software Engineer Intern (5) , Talent Partner (5) , Enterprise Support Engineer (4)

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

"remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 76 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 59 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 56 reviews)); "thinking tech company that's working hard to bring in more and more of the most talented and diverse engineers, salespeople, customer supportocats, and admin staff... it's truly impressive and exciting to know that I have the privilege to be part of this awesome team and company." ((in 20 reviews)); "Good pay and possibility to overachieve" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy" ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 20 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about GitHub redundancies in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed GitHub locations?

Toronto , Vancouver , Ottawa , Montreal

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3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(463 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

50% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Culture and values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

GitHub has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GitHub 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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463 reviews

1.0

Jun 4, 2026

WFH and benefits good, but leadership lacks

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

WFH, Benefits, Salary, work from home stipend

Cons

Everything else! Poor leadership, poor execution, no training, no training docs.

4.0

Jun 2, 2026

Great remote team but leadership changes are concerning

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Remote work with some really great team mates

Cons

Currently GitHub seems to be all over the place and with some key Leadership moving on, the replacements seem to be mainly coming from MSFT.

4.0

May 30, 2026

Good benefits but high stress and office politics

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits and good products

Cons

Too much stress and politics

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