Is Esri a good company to work for?

Esri has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,773 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Esri to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Esri have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Intern and Solution Engineer .

Does Esri pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Esri employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Esri. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Esri?

69% of Esri employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Esri 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Esri?

Product Engineer (94) , Software Engineer (68) , Account Manager (49) , Intern (36) , Software Developer (29) , Solution Engineer (25) , GIS Analyst (24) , Senior Software Engineer (24) , Technical Support Analyst (24) , Project Manager (21) , Support Analyst (21) , Account Executive (19) , Product Engineer II (18) , Solutions Engineer (18) , Software Development Engineer (17)

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

"Great benefits and valuable on" ((in 178 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and we have a common goal of serving the customer." ((in 161 reviews)); "Work life balance was good" ((in 105 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 48 reviews)); "good work environment and visioneray" ((in 47 reviews))

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

"Low pay and few chances for advancement" ((in 143 reviews)); "Apart from low salary everything is great" ((in 93 reviews)); "Poor management, they choose people who don't know how to manage people and don't train them." ((in 79 reviews)); "Most managers don't have a clue about anything technology related despite that esri tells us we are a software company." ((in 47 reviews)); "No career path" ((in 33 reviews))

What are employees saying about Esri layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Esri locations?

Redlands , Charlotte , Washington , Vienna , Los Angeles , Denver , Saint Louis , Portland , New York , Seattle , Philadelphia , Chicago , Sacramento , Tysons Corner , San Antonio , Minneapolis , California City , San Francisco , Louisville , Boston , Saint Charles , Dallas , Johnstown , California , Miami , Atlanta , Redlands , Redland , Huntsville , Virginia Beach

Esri reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,513 total reviews)

Jack Dangermond

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Esri has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,513 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Esri employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Apr 12, 2016

Technical lead

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Stable, lots of freedom. Very flexible.

Cons

Relatively low salary. way too many politics. Slow pace.

4.0

Apr 7, 2016

Overall a nice place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Lots of smart, passionate people. It's a privately held company and as such it can chart it's course and be the company it wants to be. There isn't external pressure to achieve short-term shortsighted monetary goal, so it can plan and build for the future over longer time horizons - which is great. If you're a driven person who knows where they want to go and what you want to do, you'll be able to position yourself well.

Cons

Esri created the GIS industry and many of the old timers are stuck in their ways. They don't realize we're living in a completely different digital world than we did even 5-7 years ago. You are kind of thrown in the deep end when you get hired - there isn't a lot of hand-holding and bringing you up to speed, which can be frustrating at times. Most institutional knowledge is not written down or easily found. You have to build your own knowledge base of who knows what, which teams do which things, and so on. There is no functional org chart so you have to figure it out on your own. Jack, the wonderful visionary owner of the company, is getting up there in age and there is no true spiritual successor around for when he departs. He is the captain steering the ship and when he leaves things may get very far off course.

Esri Response

10y

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We are working to improve the onboarding experience through additional training and mentorship. If you have specific suggestions about onboarding or the other feedback you provided, we encourage you to share them with your HR business partner.

4.0

Mar 5, 2016

An organization with a heart

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Been with Esri for a decade now. In addition to being a good place to grow professionally, the company also does a decent job in taking care of its employees and their families (health benefits/visa requirements/etc). The company is quite supportive of growing one's academic career in tandem with one's work. The work done here has a global impact, which makes it personally very fulfilling to work here.

Cons

Pay scale can be more competitive. After 10 years, with a static vacation slab and increments that are low, there is little incentive to keep long-term employees.

Esri Response

10y

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Esri definitely supports the continuing education of its employees; it's a great benefit! Late last year we launched a new program to give employees the opportunity to not only hear from leaders throughout the company, but interact and connect with them as well. Read more about this program and upcoming events on the employee blog.

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