Does Alibaba Group pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Alibaba Group?

63% of Alibaba Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alibaba Group 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alibaba Group?

Software Engineer (173) , Senior Software Engineer (88) , Product Manager (65) , Intern (40) , Manager (34) , Account Manager (33) , Senior Product Manager (29) , Algorithm Engineer (28) , Project Manager (25) , Business Development Manager (23) , Software Developer (23) , Senior Algorithm Engineer (22) , Internship (21) , Data Scientist (20) , Front End Developer (17)

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

"Team is good but salaries" ((in 171 reviews)); "very young and nice colleagues" ((in 90 reviews)); "Most people are nice and fun to work with" ((in 77 reviews)); "Good working environment and encourage university students to contribute ideas to improve working process" ((in 68 reviews)); "The benefits are good" ((in 67 reviews))

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

"chinese cultural and no work life balance" ((in 108 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 69 reviews)); "Bad management and poor booses" ((in 41 reviews)); "Long hours and irregular ot" ((in 30 reviews)); "Should work under much pressure." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alibaba Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What Alibaba Group locations have received the highest employee ratings?

China Grove , China , San Jose , San Francisco , Bellevue , Los Angeles , Sunnyvale

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3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,977 total reviews)

Daniel Yong Zhang

64% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

Alibaba Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,977 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alibaba Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Dec 15, 2025

Good

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn a lot about research

Cons

It's not in the center city

5.0

Oct 30, 2025

Great place to grow and learn

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

learn a lot from colleagues

Cons

Communication between teams could be improved

5.0

Sep 13, 2025

Great

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big name, which is pretty famous around the wrong

Cons

very tired ,need to work overtime very oftern

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