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) , Designer (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 32 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 23 reviews)); "nice office and cool location" ((in 20 reviews))

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

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 15 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 13 reviews)); "A lot of design decisions still come from senior leadership rather looking into real user problems" ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management in North America are cliquey, racist and only hire within their own ethnicity" ((in 8 reviews)); "Zero communication between departments, throw over the fence attitude." ((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

(404 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 404 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

404 reviews

5.0

Jan 2, 2022

Great place to work with a solid company culture!

Office assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work-life balance, perks like free lunches, massages, gym, etc., flexibility in time, smart and friendly colleagues, and freedom of initiative and ownership for diverse projects and ideas.

Cons

Communication among the team members is great, but there is always space for improvement.

5.0

Dec 1, 2021

A great workplace

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was the best. Salary, pension, employees benefits and workbalance. Good management, colleges and culture.

Cons

It was difficult to scale up in titles/position, as the career latter was long and senior management had been there for long.

2.0

Nov 17, 2021

Mediocre

Data specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks like free lunches; Living on a salaried job in Berlin

Cons

Sorry excuse for a management team, chaotic and poorly run company

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