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See how working at Microsoft vs. Amazon compares on a variety of workplace factors. By comparing employers on employee ratings, salaries, reviews, pros/cons, job openings and more, you'll feel one step ahead of the rest. All salaries and reviews are posted by employees working at Microsoft vs. Amazon. Learn more about each company and apply to jobs near you.
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Microsoft

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Amazon

Employee Ratings

  • Microsoft scored higher in 9 areas: Overall Rating, Career Opportunities, Compensation & Benefits, Work-life balance, Senior Management, Culture & Values, CEO Approval, % Recommend to a friend and Positive Business Outlook.
Overall Rating
(full-time and part-time employees only)
Overall Rating
(full-time and part-time employees only)
4.4
★★★★★
★★★★★
(based on 31130 reviews)
Microsoft employees rated their Overall Rating 0.6 higher than Amazon employees rated theirs.
Overall Rating
(full-time and part-time employees only)
3.8
★★★★★
★★★★★
(based on 95596 reviews)
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
4.2
★★★★★
★★★★★
Microsoft employees rated their Career Opportunities 0.4 higher than Amazon employees rated theirs.
Career Opportunities
3.8
★★★★★
★★★★★
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation & Benefits
4.1
★★★★★
★★★★★
Compensation & Benefits
3.9
★★★★★
★★★★★
Work-life balance
Work-life balance
4.1
★★★★★
★★★★★
Microsoft employees rated their Work-life balance 0.9 higher than Amazon employees rated theirs.
Work-life balance
3.2
★★★★★
★★★★★
Senior Management
Senior Management
4.1
★★★★★
★★★★★
Microsoft employees rated their Senior Management 0.7 higher than Amazon employees rated theirs.
Senior Management
3.4
★★★★★
★★★★★
Culture & Values
Culture & Values
4.4
★★★★★
★★★★★
Microsoft employees rated their Culture & Values 0.8 higher than Amazon employees rated theirs.
Culture & Values
3.6
★★★★★
★★★★★
CEO Approval
CEO Approval
Microsoft Ceo Satya Nadella
97%
97%Satya Nadella
Microsoft employees rated their CEO Approval 17% higher than Amazon employees rated theirs.
CEO Approval
Amazon Ceo Andrew Jassy
80%
80%Andrew Jassy
% Recommend to a friend
% Recommend to a friend
91%
Microsoft employees rated their % Recommend to a friend 20% higher than Amazon employees rated theirs.
% Recommend to a friend
71%
Positive Business Outlook
Positive Business Outlook
88%
Microsoft employees rated their Positive Business Outlook 22% higher than Amazon employees rated theirs.
Positive Business Outlook
66%

Salaries

Amazon has 64,562 more total submitted salaries than Microsoft.
Salaries for similar jobs
Salaries for similar jobs
Software Engineer13378 Salaries
$122,499/yr
Program Manager3478 Salaries
$124,910/yr
Director353 Salaries
$201,970/yr
See more Microsoft salaries (77091)
Salaries for similar jobs
Software Development Engineer II9926 Salaries
$148,933/yr
Senior Product Manager1061 Salaries
$152,573/yr
Area Manager2613 Salaries
$55,000/yr
See more Amazon salaries (141653)

What Employees Say

  • Amazon had 146 more reviews than Microsoft that mentioned "Great benefits" as a Pro.
  • "Review system" was the most mentioned Con at Microsoft.
  • "Long hours" was the most mentioned Con at Amazon.
Pros
Pros
"Smart people"(in 2073 reviews)
"Great benefits"(in 1992 reviews)
Pros
"Good work culture"(in 2860 reviews)
"Great benefits"(in 2138 reviews)
Cons
Cons
"Review system"(in 552 reviews)
"Large company"(in 445 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours"(in 4985 reviews)
"No work life"(in 1338 reviews)
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Featured Review
"Great place to work"Jan 19, 2022
★★★★★

Former Employee - Principal Consultant

I worked at Microsoft full-time for more than 10 years

Pros

People, salary, stock, growth, stability

Cons

None, none, none ,none, none

Read more Microsoft reviews (37211)
"A wonderful place to learn how to develop in the cloud"Jan 19, 2022
★★★★★

Current Employee - Software Development Engineer II

I have been working at Amazon full-time for less than a year

Pros

The Amazon cloud SW development tooling is excellent, supports multiple programming languages, and it's used by almost all teams developing cloud services at Amazon. That means really low friction to... creating the core code (the stuff that adds value), minimal time with ops, and a high emphasis on operational excellence.

Cons

Hard to build bond with my team, but that is probably mostly due to remote development instead of in-person.

Advice to Management

My best friends have come from my job at my previous employer. It would be nice if I felt that the same opportunity to bond and develop relationships with my teammates at Amazon was there.

Read more Amazon reviews (107043)

Job Postings

Amazon has 80,247 more recently posted open jobs than Microsoft.
Recent Jobs
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