Does Microsoft pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Microsoft employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Microsoft. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Microsoft?

77% of Microsoft employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Microsoft 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6621) , Senior Software Engineer (1744) , Program Manager (1398) , Software Engineer II (1038) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (860) , Product Manager (719) , Intern (689) , Technical Support Engineer (685) , Software Developer (666) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (631) , Consultant (545) , Director (531) , Software Engineer(Internship) (531) , Project Manager (479)

What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6259 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5372 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4340 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4060 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2115 reviews))

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

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1444 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1197 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 761 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 486 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 452 reviews))

What are employees saying about Microsoft layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Microsoft layoffs and their outlook for job security at Microsoft in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Microsoft locations?

Madrid , Barcelona , Málaga , Sagunto , Pozuelo de Alarcón , Chinchilla de Monte-Aragon

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Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,860 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

77% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,860 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Microsoft 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

54K reviews

4.0

Jan 29, 2009

great place to work with some minor drawbacks

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

smart, drive, passionate co-workers--really the best and the brightest with only a few laggards

Cons

glass ceiling, executives who manage up well but are poor team leaders

4.0

Jan 27, 2009

Great company to work at for a few years; you can learn a ton about software, hardware, and services development.

Senior product planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunity to move around and work in different teams, disciplines, on different types of products. Knowing that you impact millions of people worldwide with your work. Flexible work environment. Smart colleagues. Good salary and benefits.

Cons

It's become very big, and there can be a lot of process (depending on the team.) Too much overlap across different teams' charters. Not very innovative, doesn't take risks.

3.0

Jan 26, 2009

Microsoft - from great to good

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Microsoft was one of the greatest places to work in this industry as you got to work alongside great people and solve difficult problems for the entire world. There are only a few companies that you can work at that truly make a difference in everyone's lives.

Cons

Somewhere along the way the upper management lost sight of the ball and kept looking for the next billion dollar business without realizing that the current billion dollar businesses started from humble beginnings. The lean mean machine that was Microsoft when I joined back in the mid-90's has long gone - middle age has not been kind.

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