Does SoftBank pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SoftBank employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SoftBank. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SoftBank?

68% of SoftBank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SoftBank 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SoftBank?

Software Engineer (19) , Manager (13) , Associate (9) , Director (9) , Vice President (9) , Sales (8) , Senior Manager (8) , Network Engineer (7) , Project Manager (6) , Data Scientist (5) , Engineer (5) , Executive Assistant (5) , Investment Associate (5) , Intern (4) , Machine Learning Engineer (4)

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

"People are nice and helped me a lot" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 13 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 9 reviews)); "Can work with great colleagues on global scale projects" ((in 8 reviews)); "The pay is good and it's easy to achieve a good work" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"low salary especially in raise part" ((in 18 reviews)); "Traditional Japanese bad culture" ((in 9 reviews)); "There is no reprimand for horrible managers." ((in 5 reviews)); "Pay lower than market and long hours" ((in 4 reviews)); "Lack of diversity and closed" ((in 3 reviews))

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SoftBank Reviews

3.5

68% would recommend to a friend

(275 total reviews)

Masayoshi Son

71% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture and values

2.9

Senior management

SoftBank has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 275 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SoftBank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

275 reviews

5.0

28 Sept 2025

work life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work-life balance, with a harmonious atmosphere

Cons

Outdated technology, no opportunities for advancement, not suitable for young people, can't learn anything

5.0

15 Aug 2025

Fast Paced Experience

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good people and lots of capital

Cons

Lack of structure and large ambition

5.0

21 Jun 2025

Expanding US footprint

Ai engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexibility as it's expanding US footprint

Cons

Japanese bureaucracy and bad politics

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