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 53 reviews)); "Good benefits for permanent employees." ((in 35 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 23 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and atmosphere." ((in 17 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 12 reviews)); "Upper management in North America are cliquey, racist and only hire within their own ethnicity" ((in 9 reviews)); "Poor trust and communication between marketing Account Managers and data scientists." ((in 8 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

(402 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 402 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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Reviews by job title

402 reviews

4.0

Jul 5, 2023

Fun but depending on dept limited scope to grow.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun and relaxed work environment

Cons

Career growth can plateau after some time

5.0

Jun 21, 2023

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Love the work culture a lot

Cons

Not really anything too bad.

5.0

Jun 18, 2023

Nice workplace, highly recommend

Product designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- a great company culture - people are so nice and friendly

Cons

I overall satisfied with it

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