Does Workday pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Workday employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 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 (229) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (95) , 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) , Senior Product Manager (37) , Program Manager (36)

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 750 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 469 reviews)); "Benefits are great and plentiful." ((in 407 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 375 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 173 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 154 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 140 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 109 reviews)); "Recent layoffs are creating uncertainty" ((in 78 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 33 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

(4,563 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

59% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

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 4,563 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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5K reviews

5.0

Apr 27, 2026

solid engineering culture

Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong engineering culture, good management, goal-oriented but respectful towards work life balance

Cons

Dynamic, getting shuffled around a lot Layoffs

3.0

Apr 25, 2026

Good work-life balance, but slow career growth

Functional consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Low pressure and good work life balance

Cons

Slow growth and movement in career

3.0

Apr 25, 2026

It's okay

Associate program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is actually decent in terms of benefits

Cons

The teams you'd be working with are dinosaurs in cushion jobs who'll make your life miserable

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