Does Workday pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Workday employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Workday. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Workday?

59% of Workday employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Workday 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Workday?

Software Engineer (262) , Account Executive (230) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (96) , Software Development Engineer (80) , Consultant (67) , Manager (58) , Director (49) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , Sales (46) , Corporate Sales Development (44) , Customer Success Manager (37) , Program Manager (37) , Senior Product Manager (37)

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

"The culture is great and from day one you can tell you are cared about as an individual." ((in 757 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 472 reviews)); "good benefits and people to work with" ((in 398 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 376 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 169 reviews))

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

"up' it is sad to see a company that is so great be tainted by poor management." ((in 150 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 145 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 111 reviews)); "As an induvial its incredibility difficult to be noticed and now in 2022, they had many layoffs." ((in 75 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 34 reviews))

What are employees saying about Workday redundancies in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Workday locations?

Vancouver , Toronto , Victoria , Montreal , Calgary , London

Workday Reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,586 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

62% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,586 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Workday 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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5K reviews

3.0

Jul 2, 2026

Great benefits but management struggles with direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits and perks, nice office, collaborative coworkers

Cons

Management is lost and keeps shifting direction and adding workload, employee burnout

5.0

Jul 1, 2026

Good work-life balance, but frequent company changes

Ux designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good, coworkers are very nice

Cons

Constant changes in the company

Workday Response

1d

Thank you for your review, we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience at Workday. We're committed to fostering an open, inclusive culture, and feedback like yours helps us continue to grow and improve for all our Workmates.

5.0

Jun 30, 2026

Strong exec support, but strategy is a bit lost

Senior director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great exec support, work-life balance, solid offices, well eqiuped

Cons

Strategically lost in the face of AI and increassing competition

Workday Response

1d

Thank you for your feedback. We are proud of our culture and the success that we have achieved because of the hard work and dedication of our Workmates. Thanks for your contributions, your transparency, and for being an integral part of the Workday team during your time here.

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