Indeed Rating Calculator
Enter your current Indeed rating, review count, and target rating to see how many new 5-star employee reviews it takes to get there.
New Indeed reviews needed to go from 3.8★ to 4.5★
This platform uses a weighted rating calculation, not a simple average — treat this number as a rough estimate, not an exact target.
Indeed's rating isn’t a simple average — treat this as a directional estimate. See how Indeed's rating actually works or Indeed review management.
What actually shapes an Indeed company rating
Each Indeed company review includes five category ratings — Work-life balance, Compensation and benefits, Job security and advancement, Management, and Company culture — alongside an overall star rating. Indeed uses those submissions to build the overall company rating shown on a Company Page, but it doesn’t publish the exact formula or weighting that turns individual reviews and category scores into that single number, so a plain unweighted mean of every star rating a company has received may not match what actually displays.
Indeed also caps contribution at the individual level: each person can post one review per company. Reviews aren’t edited or altered by Indeed — the company states it doesn’t change submitted content — and a review is only removed if it violates Indeed’s published Company Reviews guidelines, including cases where Indeed has evidence the reviewer was compensated or pressured to post it. Reviews are anonymous to the employer, though Indeed states it may disclose identifying information in response to a subpoena, search warrant, law enforcement request, or court order.
- Five category ratings per review — Work-life balance, Compensation and benefits, Job security and advancement, Management, and Company culture — feed into the overall star rating, but Indeed does not publish the exact formula or weighting behind the single number it displays.
- A one-review-per-person cap — each employee or former employee can submit one review per company, which limits how much volume any single voice can add.
- Guideline compliance — reviews Indeed removes for violating its Company Reviews guidelines (harassment, discriminatory language, confidential or personally identifying information, off-topic content, or evidence the reviewer was compensated or pressured) don’t count toward the rating.
- A separate Diversity Score (0–100) — shows how evenly positive ratings are spread across positions and departments, distinct from the overall star number.
- A separate Work Wellbeing Score — built with Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre, only displayed once a company has at least 10 responses per category, and measuring happiness, purpose, satisfaction, and stress rather than the same inputs as the star rating.
Frequently asked questions
How accurate is this calculator for Indeed?
Indeed's rating isn't a simple average — it factors in things beyond raw review count, so treat the number here as a directional estimate rather than an exact target. See "What actually shapes an Indeed company rating" below for what actually moves it.
Does review volume alone move my Indeed rating?
Five category ratings per review — Work-life balance, Compensation and benefits, Job security and advancement, Management, and Company culture — feed into the overall star rating, but Indeed does not publish the exact formula or weighting behind the single number it displays.
Where can I see more on how Indeed's rating works?
See our full breakdown of Indeed's rating mechanics, or go straight to Indeed review management if you'd rather have this handled for you.