Does Workday pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Workday employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Workday. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Workday?

59% of Workday employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Workday 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Workday?

Software Engineer (262) , Account Executive (230) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (96) , Software Development Engineer (79) , Consultant (67) , Manager (58) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , Director (47) , Sales (46) , Corporate Sales Development (44) , Customer Success Manager (37) , Program Manager (37) , Senior Product Manager (37)

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

"The culture is great and from day one you can tell you are cared about as an individual." ((in 758 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 455 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 414 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 365 reviews)); "Pay and time everything is good" ((in 165 reviews))

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

"up' it is sad to see a company that is so great be tainted by poor management." ((in 151 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 139 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 108 reviews)); "many layoffs" ((in 77 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 36 reviews))

What are employees saying about Workday layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,572 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

60% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,572 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Workday 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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5.0

Feb 8, 2016

Lovely place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Enviroment, people and technology used... The best place to learn and develop your skills

Cons

No cons so far. Everything is wonderful

5.0

Feb 6, 2016

Product Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work culture and opportunities.

Cons

Due to continuous improvement of the product, training of newer employees takes a lower priority.

1.0

Feb 2, 2016

Test Automation Engineer

Test automation engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent work life balance. Nothing to learn and no pressure

Cons

Everything is proprietary in most of the teams. All politics in QA team. Teams are growing really fast for no reason. No career growth if you joined recently

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