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Pinterest is a visual discovery engine for finding ideas like recipes, home and style inspiration, and more. With billions of Pins on Pinterest, you'll always find ideas to spark inspiration. When you discover Pins you love, save them to boards to keep your ideas organized and easy to find. You can also create Pins to share your ideas with other people on Pinterest. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
202
TOTAL
RATINGS
1832

Pinterest Company Culture

Pinterest Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
4.0/5
Pinterest's Overall Culture is rated B

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Pinterest CEO

Top 30%Top 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Bill Ready Pinterest's CEO
Bill Ready
72 /100

Diversity at Pinterest

Top 50%Top 50% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C+

Diverse employees at Pinterest have rated Team, Perks And Benefits, and Meetings as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Pinterest

Bottom 30%Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C-

Women at Pinterest have rated Team, Perks And Benefits, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Pinterest eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Top 40%Top 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

9

Pinterest employees are 9% more likely to recommend Pinterest as a great place to work

45%Promoters
19%Passives
36%Detractors

Working at Pinterest

Working at Pinterest is rated average by 202 employees, across various culture dimensions. Pinterest employees are most satisfied about Perks And Benefits, Compensation, and Happiness categories, putting Pinterest’s culture in the Top 30% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 50% compared to other companies in San Francisco. See below in detail how working at Pinterest was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Pinterest

B

Overall Company Culture at Pinterest is rated B

Last updated 10 days ago

Top
30%

Pinterest ranks in the Top 30% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 202 Employees

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HR
89
HR89
Operations
82
Operations82
Sales
75
Sales75
Engineering
72
Engineering72
Design
70
Design70
Product
55
Product55
Business Dev
54
Business Dev54

Pinterest Employee Reviews

Out of 109 Pinterest employee reviews, 71% were positive. The remaining 29% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Pinterest improve their work culture.

71%
29%
Positive Reviews71%
Constructive Feedback29%

Positive Reviews From Pinterest Employees

  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    Chill and friendly I enjoy working with them
  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    Not specifically. very standard process
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    People overall are nice. And we value work life balance a lot

Constructive Feedback From Pinterest Employees

  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    The new career framework created a total mess on levels of different employees. Can you imagine putting employees to certain levels even without expectation clarified?
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    They should Improve communication. Be transparent. Treat employees as smart people (don't try to hide something from employees)
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Caring a little more about the ABPs working remotely. They need to do more to make the remote workers feel like part of the family.

Pinterest Company Information

Pinterest Company Overview

Pinterest is a visual discovery engine for finding ideas like recipes, home and style inspiration, and more. With billions of Pins on Pinterest, you'll always find ideas to spark inspiration. When you discover Pins you love, save them to boards to keep your ideas organized and easy to find. You can also create Pins to share your ideas with other people on Pinterest.

Pinterest was founded in 2010 and its current CEO is Bill Ready. Since its inception 16 years ago, Pinterest has grown to 3900 employees.

Pinterest Mission, Vision & Values

Pinterest Mission Statement

Pinterest is a visual discovery engine for finding ideas like recipes, home and style inspiration, and more. With billions of Pins on Pinterest, you'll always find ideas to spark inspiration. When you discover Pins you love, save them to boards to keep your ideas organized and easy to find. You can also create Pins to share your ideas with other people on Pinterest.

Pinterest Vision Statement

Pinterest is the visual inspiration platform people around the world use to shop products personalized to their taste, find ideas to do offline and discover the most inspiring creators. Our mission is to give everyone the inspiration to create a life that they love.

Pinterest Values

  • Put Pinners First
  • Aim for Extraordinary
  • Create Belonging
  • Act as One
  • Win or Learn

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Pinterest

Pinterest strives to inspire people and build a more positive world. In our early days, we pursued this goal by developing a product where everyone can discover uplifting ideas to plan and build their best lives. In recent years, we’ve expanded our approach to make an even bigger impact for society and the environment.

This ESG Impact Report is a summary of our efforts to be a positive force for good with a particular focus on four areas.

The first is people. Pinterest doesn’t innovate tech for tech’s sake. We want to make a difference for people across our business, from building a more inclusive and diverse culture for our employees to supporting the communities where our offices are located.

The second is product. Pinterest aspires to be the positive corner of the internet—one that brings out the best of humanity, not the worst. That’s why we prioritize the emotional wellbeing of our users so they can build happier lives and healthier futures.

The third is planet. Climate change is one the greatest threats to our world and Pinterest is committed to doing our part to address this challenge—including limiting emissions, protecting our natural resources and combating climate misinformation.

And finally, governance sets the foundation for fostering a culture of ethical conduct and accountability across our business and operations.

With all of these efforts, we are pushing for progress that creates positive value for our business and the world. We are proud about our milestones to date, but know that we are only at
the beginning of our ESG journey.

When it comes to protecting the planet, we believe everyone has a role to play. At Pinterest we’re committed to inspiring action—across our platform, within our operations and throughout our communities—starting with reducing our own emissions.

Climate change impacts how everyone lives, works and exists, disproportionately affecting historically marginalized and under-resourced communities.

The window of opportunity to avoid the most catastrophic climate change effects is rapidly closing.
In response, we’re taking on our emissions with a datadriven approach that targets four actions:
• Track: implement systems and processes to accurately monitor our global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
• Reduce: invest in energy efficiency projects and purchase renewable electricity.
• Engage: work with suppliers to reduce indirect emissions and engage employees with resources on how to live and work with sustainability in mind.
• Partner: work with businesses, organizations, users and creators to share inspiration around building a healthy planet.

As Pinterest works to build a more positive corner of the internet, the Social Impact and Philanthropy function focuses on taking its impact offline in:

Expanded Employee Volunteerism: The company is launching an expanded volunteer service program that will grant employees five volunteer days off to support civic and community engagement activities every calendar year.

Donation Match: Pinterest is increasing its donation matching program and will match funds to eligible nonprofits, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000 per employee every year. Whether it’s one big donation, or spread across multiple nonprofits throughout the year, it will support gifts to qualified organizations.

HeadquarterSan Francisco, CA 94103
United States of America
Websitepinterest.com
Founding Date2010
Tel(415) 762-7100
Company StatusPublic
StockPINS
Jobswww.pinterestcareers.com/
Social Sites

Pinterest Competitors

Pinterest competitors include Uber, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. Pinterest ranks 5th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Pinterest compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Uber's Logo
    Uber
    4.7/5
  2. #2
    Google's Logo
    Google
    4.6/5
  3. #3
    Microsoft's Logo
    Microsoft
    4.5/5
  4. #4
    Amazon's Logo
    Amazon
    4.2/5
  5. #5
    Pinterest's Logo
    Pinterest
    4.0/5

Pinterest Employees

Pinterest has 3900 employees. 202 employees at Pinterest have reviewed Pinterest across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 10 days ago.

Overall, the 202 Pinterest employees give their leadership a grade of C+, or Top 50% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Pinterest are pleased with their total compensation at Pinterest, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Pinterest are pleased with their team. 202 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Pinterest are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Pinterest believe the environment at Pinterest is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Pinterest is comfortably fast. About 54% of the employees at Pinterest work 8 hours or less, while 6% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Pinterest are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Pinterest employees generally work 9.1 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Pinterest report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at Pinterest have 4+ meetings
Meetings
A Day in the Life
89% of Pinterest employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Pinterest employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
60% of Pinterest employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Pinterest employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
77% of Pinterest employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Pinterest - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Pinterest is that the company was prepared on their first day. Pinterest employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was negative. 33% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Pinterest KPIs and OKRs

At Pinterest 50% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Pinterest's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 14 Pinterest employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 7 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Pinterest CEO & Leadership

Bill Ready Pinterest's CEO
72 /100

Pinterest CEO Awards and Recognitions

Top 15% Rated CEOs 2016

Pinterest’s CEO Bill Ready started in this role in 2022. Bill’s approval rate is just above average, putting Bill in the Top 30% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 50% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in San Francisco. Bill Ready is well regarded by employees for the Perks And Benefits Pinterest offers, and ranks among the Top 10% of CEOs by employees in that category. Bill is most liked by employees in the HR department and employees with Entry Level experience. However, Hispanic or Latino employees have a slightly unfavorable view of the CEO. When compared to Pinterest’s competitors, Bill Ready ranks just below Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy. With Bill’s leadership, Pinterest employee respondents are most happy about their Perks And Benefits and Compensation. Bill was rated slightly below average for Office Culture.

Pinterest Leadership

The Pinterest Executive Team is rated a “B-” and led by CEO Bill Ready, Chief of Staff, COO Jacqueline Chang, and CTO and VP Eng Vanja Josifovski

  • Bill Ready  CEO / President

    Bill Ready CEO / President

    William Ready serves as our Chief Executive Officer and as a Director on our board since June 29, 2022. Previously he... read more

  • Jacqueline Chang Chief of Staff, COO

    Jacqueline Chang serves as the Chief of Staff, COO of Pinterest. Jacqueline started at Pinterest in June of 2018.... read more

  • Vanja Josifovski CTO and VP Eng

    Vanja Josifovski serves as the CTO and VP Eng of Pinterest. Vanja started at Pinterest in May of 2017. Vanja currently... read more

  • Yongsheng Wu Head of Big Data, Machine Learning Platform

    Yongsheng Wu serves as the Head of Big Data, Machine Learning Platform of Pinterest. Yongsheng started at Pinterest in... read more

  • Lawrence Ripsher SVP Product

    Lawrence Ripsher serves as the SVP Product of Pinterest. Lawrence started at Pinterest in May of 2017. Lawrence... read more

  • Andy Steingruebl Chief Security Officer (CSO)

    Andy Steingruebl serves as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Pinterest. Andy started at Pinterest in November of 2018.... read more

  • Lily Yang Chief Accounting Officer

    Lily Yang serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of Pinterest. Lily started at Pinterest in July of 2017. Lily currently... read more

  • Christopher Amen-Kroeger Head of Ads Engineering

    Christopher Amen-Kroeger serves as the Head of Ads Engineering of Pinterest. Christopher started at Pinterest in... read more

  • Josef T Executive Business Partner, Bev Carleton Head of Global Talent Acquisition & Beth Karlsson

    Josef T serves as the Executive Business Partner, Bev Carleton Head of Global Talent Acquisition & Beth Karlsson of Pinterest.

Pinterest Salaries

How much does Pinterest pay?

How much do people at Pinterest get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Pinterest is $129,914, or $62 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $123,549, or $59 per hour.

At Pinterest, the highest paid job is a Sales Manager at $243,500 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $54,372 annually. Average Pinterest salaries by department include: Operations at $117,827, Marketing at $118,426, Legal at $143,699, and Customer Support at $102,297. Half of Pinterest salaries are above $123,549.

99 employees at Pinterest rank their Compensation in the Top 20% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 284 ratings) while 85 employees at Pinterest rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 10% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 92 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Pinterest employees include job titles like Engineering Manager, Senior Developer, Developer, and Project Manager- Tech. Comparably data has a total of 21 salary records from Pinterest employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$76k
$76k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$100k
$100k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$122k
$122k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$172k
$172k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$221k
$221k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$274k
$274k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$275k
$275k100th Percentile
$129,914*
Average Compensation
$123,549*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Pinterest Salaries by City

Pinterest Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Pinterest

Diverse employees at Pinterest score the company 68/100 across various culture categories, placing Pinterest in the Top 50% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Pinterest across various culture dimensions.

Pinterest’s mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love. At a time when so much of social media is toxic, we work to give people a positive platform where they can discover the world’s most amazing ideas, plan their best lives, and shop to make their plans a reality. Building an inclusive and innovative company is essential to our success. When hundreds of millions of people open up Pinterest, they deserve an experience that reflects their interests, tastes and cultures—no matter who they are. ,,To deliver for them, our team needs to understand and reflect them. That’s why I&D is a vital component of our business strategy. We need our workplace culture to be an inspiring place where talent from all backgrounds can do their best work and build fulfilling careers. In 2022, we unveiled our new Pinclusion philosophy: the creation of an inclusive culture where employees flourish through representation and belonging, where Pinners thrive with inspiration and where Pinterest grows through innovation. To make this vision real we’ve,focused on attracting talent from varied backgrounds, building an inclusive culture, creating belonging through our product, and partnering with other organizations to drive progress.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 82/100
Department - Operations
Men 77/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years
Diverse Employees 88/100
Department - HR

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 46/100
Department - Product
Men 68/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years
Diverse Employees 61/100
Department - Product

Pinterest Perks & Benefits

PinFlex promotes flexibility while prioritizing in-person moments to celebrate our culture and drive inspiration. We know that some work can be performed anywhere, and we encourage employees to work where they choose, whether that’s at home, at a Pinterest office, or another virtual location. Employees will have access to all Pinterest offices, which include recently renovated spaces, collaboration technology, on-site dining, and more. We believe that there is value in a distributed workforce but there are essential touch points for in-person collaboration that will create a big impact for our business and for development and connection. Pinployees can also participate in Work-From-Anywhere! This benefit allows eligible full-time employees to spend up to three months working outside of their country of employment over a rolling 12-month period. Our employees told us that the most inspired and impactful work is completed from anywhere in the world, and we agree!

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Office Perks

  • Free Food
  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space

Pinterest PTO

Pinterest's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year with 50% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Pinterest's 2nd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 25% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Pinterest's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a less than $500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time0%
Vacation Policy25%
Office Meals25%
401k Contribution50%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo29%
$1500 - $2500/mo28%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo43%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Pinterest applied for 239 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 95% were approved.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Pinterest unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Pinterest has a total of 3900 employees

239
Total Applied
  • 95% Granted (227 out of 239)
  • 4% Denied (9 out of 239)
  • 1% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (3 out of 239)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 239)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Pinterest Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Pinterest on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
31%
Marketing
14%
Engineering
14%
Product
10%
Design
7%
Other
24%

Candidates By Location

San Francisco
55%
New York City
5%
Los Angeles
4%
Seattle
2%
Oakland
1%
Other
33%

Pinterest Internship Program

The Pintern program allows Pinterns to work alongside current Pinployees on impactful and high-exposure projects. Throughout the internship, they'll join our teams as we maneuver through exponential growth and massive scale while building awesome products and features, creating visually rich experiences, spearheading the discovery problem, and pinpointing tomorrow’s engineering challenges.

The Pinterest Apprenticeship Program is an opportunity for candidates who face barriers of entry into the tech industry to experience engineering at Pinterest. Apprenticeships are up to one year long with the opportunity to be considered for conversion to a full-time employee. Employment throughout the program is at will, and while programs can be up to one year in length, there is no guarantee on the specific length of the program. People who identify as women, Black/African American, Latiné or Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, and/or Pacific Islander and LGBTQ+ are especially encouraged to apply.

How difficult is it to get an internship at Pinterest?

Product
Very Difficult67%
Somewhat Difficult0%
Not Difficult0%
Difficult0%
Does Not Offer Internships33%
Answered by 3 Product Interns

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Pinterest

Who is the CEO of Pinterest?

Pinterest CEO is Bill Ready, their score by employees is 72

What is Pinterest eNPS?

The eNPS for Pinterest is 9

What is Pinterest revenue?

Pinterest revenue is $3B

What is the salary for Operations Manager in Pinterest?

Operations Manager average salary in the US is 122k

What are the salaries in the Marketing in Pinterest?

The average salaries for Marketing in Pinterest is 118k

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