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 171 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and we have a common goal of serving the customer." ((in 167 reviews)); "good work/ life balance for the most part" ((in 106 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 57 reviews)); "good work environment and visioneray" ((in 43 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 80 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 36 reviews)); "Offers low compensation" ((in 21 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Apr 2, 2018

Awesome people, awesome work experience!!

Web applications developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great boss, great teammates, chalenging projects, great benefits

Cons

none that I can think of

Esri Response

8y

We're happy to hear you're having such a great #esriexperience!

1.0

Mar 31, 2018

Anything is better than this.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Relaxed environment - Good people

Cons

- Pay is less than average. And you don't get any equity. We were told to look at ESRI like owners but the pay does not reflect that. - You'll lose skills rather than gaining it. - You'll never be on the cutting edge. You'll be very far away from it. - No career mobility, most of the time you'll stay in your same position. - Redlands is just a boring, expensive place where nothing happens. - Technical debt is huge here!

Esri Response

8y

It’s unfortunate to hear you're so unhappy in your first year. We encourage you to provide this same feedback during your new hire check-in so that we can chat in more detail. In terms of equity, please remember that Esri is proudly a privately-held company. Thanks for taking the time to leave your comments.

4.0

Mar 29, 2018

gis consultant

Gis consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool people, good environment

Cons

The progression is not the best

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