Does Dropbox pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dropbox employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dropbox. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dropbox?

68% of Dropbox employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dropbox 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dropbox?

Software Engineer (215) , Senior Software Engineer (72) , Account Executive (49) , Product Manager (36) , Program Manager (27) , Sales (27) , Account Manager (26) , Marketing (21) , Engineering Manager (19) , Manager (17) , Product Designer (15) , Account Representative (14) , Project Manager (14) , Recruiter (14) , Technical Recruiter (14)

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

"The people we work with are really great" ((in 289 reviews)); "Virtual first is a great benefit and there is a lot of support for remote work." ((in 225 reviews)); "I really don't understand how a company can pay so well and still provide such great work life balance." ((in 147 reviews)); "Good pay but not great if not in SF" ((in 94 reviews)); "Great product and team." ((in 55 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership and decision making" ((in 57 reviews)); "Bad management and politics" ((in 51 reviews)); "Perhaps the most troubling aspect is the blind layoffs of highly skilled engineers with ratings of 4+ during economic downturns." ((in 32 reviews)); "If you have a bad manager you're outta luck." ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management is a complete mess." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dropbox redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,618 total reviews)

Drew Houston

52% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture and values

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Dropbox has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,618 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dropbox 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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2K reviews

1.0

25 Oct 2017

Terrible work environment- WILL NOT RECOMMEND

Cx systems support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good perks & benefits, free food and junk but that’s just to reel you in I believe

Cons

Too competitive, no time invested in new recruits/no training, very critical environment if you’re not trying to make friends with all senior level managers, staff segregation, false job advertising. Watch out for some ppl in cx Tools

3.0

11 Sept 2018

Good company and benefits and horrible management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Great benefits - Flexible (working from home) -Very nice and smart people to work with - Great product

Cons

- no career path - some managers have no experience and less knowledge than employees and is very difficult to cooperate with such people e.g. nasty comments, texting employees over weekends and evenings - there is no chance for you unless you become friends with management. This kind of friendships are being taken to extreme that at some point regular employees feels excluded - micromanagement - too many contractors - lack of training - management behaves like in playschool

Dropbox Response

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Sorry to hear you had a poor experience with management. At Dropbox we currently provide manager training to all front and middle level managers. These trainings are offered across all organizations and provide essential managerial and leadership skills. Additionally, we do value the career pathing & growth opportunities of all Dropboxers, and are currently working on further developing the Learning & Development org. We know we are no longer a startup, but we still have some growing to do in this area, and we’re excited about the work ahead.

3.0

2 Jun 2015

Account Exec in Dropbox Dublin

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great place to work with a strong culture. Decent heart within the company and Dropboxers are well looked after.

Cons

Many growing pains. Man dominated culture - you need to be part of a click to progress. Young Sales leads with very little direction. Culture is greatly diminishing.

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