Does Valve Corporation pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Valve Corporation employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Valve Corporation. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Valve Corporation?

85% of Valve Corporation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Valve Corporation 4.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Valve Corporation?

Software Engineer (9) , Contractor (3) , Programmer (3) , Artist (2) , Computer Programmer (2) , Customer Service (2) , Engineer (2) , Game Designer (2) , Manager (2) , Software Developer (2)

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

"good quality of life, and being surrounded by creative people." ((in 7 reviews)); "good very decent salary i love it" ((in 6 reviews)); "great benefits" ((in 6 reviews)); "Amazing coworkers" ((in 4 reviews)); "Creative freedom & flexibility" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"So basically, at years end when bonuses are released, you are waiting for an email with a number and you have no clue what it will end up being." ((in 4 reviews)); "There is no formal management structure, but it's clear that some people have substantially more control over project direction and the work of others." ((in 3 reviews))

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4.4

85% would recommend to a friend

(75 total reviews)

Gabe Newell

86% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.9

Compensation and benefits

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Senior management

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

Valve Corporation has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 75 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Valve Corporation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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75 reviews

5.0

Apr 4, 2013

Great place to work and learn

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with the smartest people in the industry, you get to take on as much responsibility as you are capable of, you get to directly influence and make decisions about product direction, no on else has the authority to force you into a decision you don't agree with, compensation and benefits are amazing

Cons

You will be held to very high standards, having to take on more responsibility and make higher level product decisions can mean additional pressure/stress vs more narrow roles at other companies

5.0

Aug 23, 2012

Good start for engineers alike

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good for engineers like myself

Cons

No cons at all, you know yeah, none

5.0

Aug 11, 2008

possibly the best game company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good quality of life, and being surrounded by creative people. there are many reasons to work at valve. the standards are pretty high, but they push you and really make you strive for the newest, best thing. there is no formal management structure, and responsibility is given on a competence level or if one asks for it. there is lots of room to try new things, so you feel like you are learning all the time. i have been at valve for many years and found it to be extremely rewarding, both in a business sense and personal one.

Cons

very competitive internally (high standards).

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