Does Lyft pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lyft employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lyft. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lyft?

71% of Lyft employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lyft 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lyft?

Driver (2361) , Software Engineer (154) , Rideshare Driver (132) , Community Associate (128) , Senior Software Engineer (49) , Uber/Lyft Driver (47) , Data Scientist (46) , Independent Contractor (38) , Customer Service Representative (31) , Product Manager (31) , Operations Associate (30) , Ride Share Driver (23) , Operations Lead (22) , Recruiter (22) , Operations Manager (18)

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

"If you drive during prime time you can really make bank which is great for people in between jobs." ((in 322 reviews)); "It's a great way to make your car holistically useful to the community at large while making good money." ((in 237 reviews)); "Flexible hours and fun you get to chat and listen to music all day esstenially." ((in 226 reviews)); "I think the culture and company is great in the United States" ((in 195 reviews)); "So many great benefit and driver reward programs" ((in 152 reviews))

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

"Pay is low and you have to work your way up which could take a while." ((in 269 reviews)); "No bonuses and less per mile pay" ((in 75 reviews)); "Poor leadership and frequent change of priorities" ((in 65 reviews)); "Lots of Layoffs" ((in 47 reviews)); "Bad managers are not disciplined or held accountable, even when there is extreme turnover" ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lyft redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,148 total reviews)

David Risher

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture and values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Lyft has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,148 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lyft employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

4 Apr 2018

UpLYFTing Experience!

Associate people business partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Employees value one another and work together as one team to accomplish goals and drive results as we support our internal and external customers. Work/life balance, great benefits, empowering culture, innovative and creative co-workers working alongside you - and the ability to truly partner to create and influence and leave your mark - just to name a few!

Cons

Lyft is located in downtown Nashville, parking is available and traffic can be heavier at times, something to consider

5.0

12 Jun 2015

Brand + Culture = Uplifting

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Huge upside startup with crazy growth (Make it Happen - Core Value) More ownership, smaller teams, creating processes (Create Fearlessly - Core Value) Fun loving Culture, Relaxed work environment, employees treated well (Be Yourself - Core Value) Industry leading perks and benefits; unlimited PTO, Lyft Credits, Clipper Monthly Credits (Uplift Others - Core Value) Great world class Engineering team; top level Software Engineers

Cons

No shuttle for South Bay (but we get Clipper and Lyft Credit monthly) Growing out of HQ (too many high fives on the way in - new office in future)

2.0

8 Jul 2018

Don't Bother Applying. Lyft Hires Only H-1B Visa Workers.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Plenty of snacks. Discount on Lyft.

Cons

Lyft hired 172 H-1B and other visa holders in 2017. Almost all of them in Tech. Lyft's 2017 head count was about 1500. Of those, about 40% (about 600) were techies. That means Lyft almost exclusively hired foreign Techies in 2017. In 2018 (January 1 to July 7), they have so far hired 136 foreign tech workers - to the detriment of Americans.

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