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)); "Benefits are good." ((in 35 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 25 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 23 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues" ((in 17 reviews))

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

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 16 reviews)); "That being said, my manager did everything in their power and was absolutely amazing to work with." ((in 11 reviews)); "A lot of design decisions still come from senior leadership rather looking into real user problems" ((in 10 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 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.

KAYAK reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(403 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 403 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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403 reviews

1.0

Apr 12, 2018

It all depends on the team you are on!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Business is highly profitable. Beautiful offices. Brand name great on resume. There is not much else to say in this section.

Cons

little thought given to employee development. Being a sub to a giant that is PL, there is too much emphasis on profit over employee growth/well-being . Also, there is an annoying sense of panic over Google Flights taking away market share from them. It all adds up to a throw-others-under the bus culture. If you feel like you must have them on your resume, do it. But if you feel like working in a genuinely collaborative environment, looks else where.

5.0

Apr 11, 2018

Great product, team, leader and company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of freedom to execute, I feel empowered to work and can see the impact of my effort direct on the results of my region. I have a great team here in Miami, one of the best I ever worked with. I am always learning and love the fast pace environment. My local leadership is present, supportive and care about me and my peers.

Cons

not so far, love this team.

1.0

Feb 8, 2018

Promise a lot, delivers nothing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and nice offices

Cons

They pull you in with promising you x, y, z but as there are multiple layers and not a clear structure on who's doing what it more becomes a mess and nothing really develops. We had number of project that we worked on for months that basically were killed because team we not aligned. Bad managers that does only have their own interest in mind

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