Does KAYAK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KAYAK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 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?

88% 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 4.3 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) , Engineering Manager (3)

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

"Great people and interesting industry to be in" ((in 54 reviews)); "Good benefits for permanent employees." ((in 35 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 26 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 23 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and atmosphere." ((in 19 reviews))

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

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 17 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 11 reviews)); "You will read it time and time again in all these reviews: Upper management is a joke, horrible and unprofessional." ((in 8 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

88% would recommend to a friend

(401 total reviews)

Peer Bueller

100% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

KAYAK has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 401 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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401 reviews

5.0

Nov 7, 2019

Great place for ownership over your work

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot of autonomy given to employees at every level. Senior management really encourages and promotes the company values and wants all employees to be bold in their approaches. Regardless if you're an engineer or an accountant, if you have an idea you're encouraged to run with it. People who work here are extremely passionate about KAYAK and travel and that really creates an environment you want to go to every day. We have all the tech-startup type benefits, but the people who work here really make it unique and exciting place to be.

Cons

If you don't like moving fast and change, this probably isn't the place for you.

5.0

Apr 16, 2018

Amazing company. Fantastic global and latam teams. Fast paced and high energy!

Senior marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Data Driven company that functions as a start up. This helps us to ensure we are working at a fast pace and thinking outside of the box to grow the business. MD of the Latam region is a great coach that not only adds insights to help guide you in your strategies, but gives you the freedom to build out your own approaches and really own your projects. Very smart team overall, you learn something new everyday. Couldn't recommend this company more. I enjoy coming to the office in the mornings!

Cons

Not really a Con but it is fast paced and you are expected to wear many different hats in order to keep everything moving.

1.0

Aug 18, 2014

Everything got worse the previous year

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice co-workers, modern office, great brand and great product

Cons

They way how management deals with employees, how communications works (or not)

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Great place for ownership over your work

Amazing company. Fantastic global and latam teams. Fast paced and high energy!

Everything got worse the previous year

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