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.

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Alibaba Group reviews

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

4.0

May 13, 2023

Yes you're a financial whiz but don't lose sight of your social mission too

Employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Alibaba is always evolving and always thinking about the next step. Management excels at business revitalization and creative solutions, such as the recent reorg of the six divisions for fundraising and operations.

Cons

Ever since the Ant Group IPO sputtered, Alibaba has only focused on scrambling to get the group's affairs in order, which is understandable, but it has largely neglected the SCMP. Alibaba acquired SCMP because it believed that the world needed quality journalism and an objective view of China affairs, and this can only be achieved with a strong news organization that has global influence. Alibaba succeeded in building SCMP into such a paper but then he got care and appointed a new CEO for the paper who is now destroying the paper from within. The reorganization of your Alibaba Group has now been discovered. It's time to turn your focus back to your social mission. Save SCMP before it's too late.

4.0

May 14, 2023

No one should get left behind, especially not the SCMP business

Manager, subsidiary

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Alibaba believes in a long-term perspective that allows for succession planning. Therefore, they have strong business leadership taking over from previous generation for their businesses.

Cons

Alibaba left behind SCMP in this succession vision. The new CEO right now is either just destroying what the previous CEO is doing, or trying out stuff that the previous CEO already saw cannot work. The SCMP has been patiently waiting for Alibaba to see the mistake in appointment but so far no action. Lack leadership, lack understanding of the SCMP, lack skills except for push push push, and lack of respect for talent and the list goes on and on and on.

3.0

Feb 10, 2016

Company Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunity to get exposure & connection from different business unit

Cons

lack of resources and related talent

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