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. 68% 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?

68% 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 176 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and we have a common goal of serving the customer." ((in 168 reviews)); "good work/ life balance for the most part" ((in 105 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 56 reviews)); "The team I worked with was great and the assignments were very engaging" ((in 46 reviews))

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

"Apart from low salary everything is great" ((in 90 reviews)); "Poor management, they choose people who don't know how to manage people and don't train them." ((in 82 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 will be laid out for you" ((in 36 reviews)); "Low compensation for the amount of knowledge one is expected to have." ((in 23 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

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,513 total reviews)

Jack Dangermond

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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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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2K reviews

3.0

Jan 14, 2023

Job Security, but low salary, bad raises, terrible DEI

Solution architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

job security is almost gauranteed and most people have good to decent work-life balance

Cons

non-existent DEI while bragging about employee groups that are completely volunteer based and get no corporate support, generally low salaries and really unfairly low raises.

4.0

Jan 12, 2023

Great place to start and grow your career!

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to grow and start your career Supportive environment

Cons

Change is slow from technology to people

3.0

Jan 11, 2023

Okay Experience but not great for long term

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Opportunities to learn from various teams and customers are amazing. -Esri values education and opportunities to grow. -Stable business -Health benefits are really good. -Great customers and partners

Cons

Depending on the team: -Too many manual processes and antiquated communication. It could take weeks for certain projects to progress because of approvals and unnecessary meetings. -Pay is way too low with the cost of living. The amount of work being asked does not always equal the pay deserved. Merit increase does not help with the cost of living increases. -Authentic support from management varies. I had managers with the best intentions lack proper guidance on how to lead and support their teams. -DEI efforts could use some work. I feel Esri is just trying to check a box and does the bare minimum. -Unclear career path or opportunities. Be mindful of what team you join because internal transfers could take up to a year. -Nepotism and office politics have been an issue and career blockers (again, depending on the team).

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