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 52 reviews)); "Good benefits for permanent employees." ((in 35 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 23 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and atmosphere." ((in 20 reviews))

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

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 16 reviews)); "A lot of design decisions still come from senior leadership rather looking into real user problems" ((in 12 reviews)); "That being said, my manager did everything in their power and was absolutely amazing to work with." ((in 12 reviews)); "You will read it time and time again in all these reviews: Upper management is a joke, horrible and unprofessional." ((in 9 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.

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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

1.0

Jul 24, 2020

Lack of support and vision

Product

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global team and well known brand.

Cons

Top-down leadership and no support from managers. You have to be working in the Cambridge office to matter, otherwise you will be treated like a janitor. Leadership will repeatedly tell you one thing and then do another. They will try to inspire you and ask for your commitment, then restructure teams without consultation, conduct mass lay-offs and shrug their shoulders. Then blame the failures and lack of enthusiasm on you. KAYAK pretends to be a global company but only cares about its US office.

1.0

Jun 27, 2020

Horrible company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is nothing good here

Cons

This company is really bad. As an example you will find senior management create public slack channel with HR discussing how to get rid of a VP and others.

4.0

May 19, 2020

Great company and greater colleagues

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work environment, great learning opportunity (if interested in travel industry), challenging work, awesome and passionate colleagues, positive plus always smiling CEO, free lunches on Wednesdays and lots of snacks + beverage options

Cons

Onboarding isn't that great ( due to there is a steep learning curve), sometimes the work seems monotonous and boring, not very competitive compensation

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