Does Nextdoor pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nextdoor employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nextdoor. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nextdoor?

50% of Nextdoor employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nextdoor 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nextdoor?

Software Engineer (55) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Product Manager (9) , Account Manager (8) , Software Engineer(Internship) (8) , Client Partner (7) , Data Scientist (7) , Marketing (7) , SWE Intern (6) , Software Engineering Intern (6) , Operations (5) , Intern (4) , Sales (4) , Designer (3) , Engineer (3)

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

"There are really great people working here despite the lack of clear direction from the leadership." ((in 54 reviews)); "Great culture produces great people." ((in 40 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "The team is great and really clear goal marketing goals so you know how you're performing at all times." ((in 16 reviews)); "Amazing Coworkers" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"pay could be better" ((in 9 reviews)); "bad management and no product direction" ((in 7 reviews)); "Some managers are creating pressure to work from office ( In case you love remote)" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good leadership has the ability to chew gum and walk at the same time, but unfortunately, the consistent failure from Sarah Friar n co. has resulted in product and morale decay and massive layoffs." ((in 4 reviews)); "This place was great for many years but they have added some toxic people to the management teams (at the c" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nextdoor layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(297 total reviews)

Nirav Tolia

60% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Nextdoor has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 297 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nextdoor employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

297 reviews

5.0

May 28, 2026

Great culture and fun work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, people are awesome and work is fun.

Cons

So far everything its pretty good. There a lot of work and good peers.

5.0

Mar 29, 2026

Excellent working environment and great projects

Software engineer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent working environment, program, and projects.

Cons

Nothing, everything was great. Could not recommend more.

5.0

Feb 1, 2026

Great team!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative and open culture, learned a lot from peers

Cons

Product had a difficult time gaining traction

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