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 51 reviews)); "Good benefits for permanent employees." ((in 34 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 26 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)); "Upper management in North America are cliquey, racist and only hire within their own ethnicity" ((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

(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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404 reviews

5.0

Jul 24, 2021

Great place to work for a certain type of individual

Commercial manager/senior commercial officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of autonomy and ability to make an impact on the business. Great culture, amazing people, wonderful perks. Lots of flexibility and trust once you've earned it.

Cons

Lack of a strategic long term vision from the executive team

5.0

Jul 8, 2021

Best job i've ever had

Vice president finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

empowering, innovative, friendly, hip, cool

Cons

can't think of anything really

5.0

Jul 6, 2021

Great people and work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers. We got 2 additional weeks off as company holidays this year due to COVID. The chance to work on different projects which makes it interesting and a lot of learning.

Cons

Recently there has been a lot of movement in senior management which can be a distraction.

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