Is Esri a good company to work for?

Esri has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,772 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 66% 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 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Esri?

Product Engineer (93) , Software Engineer (69) , 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 174 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 106 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 58 reviews)); "The team I worked with was great and the assignments were very engaging" ((in 45 reviews))

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

"Apart from low salary everything is great" ((in 92 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 49 reviews)); "No career path" ((in 38 reviews)); "Offers low compensation" ((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

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

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

Jun 27, 2016

Project Manager / Consultant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International company, exciting technology, wonderful people.

Cons

Promotion opportunities were rare due to ESRI's desire to maintain a "flat" organization model.

Esri Response

10y

In addition to the wide variety of training courses available to employees, we encourage them to be proactive and have conversations with their manager about their desire to take on new responsibilities. Thanks for your comments, and best of luck in your new opportunity!

3.0

Jun 20, 2016

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits, medical and for family

Cons

Long probation period, no growth potential and no advance placement

3.0

Jun 14, 2016

Esri: An Overview

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing people, great benefits for those who seek to settle down and start a family, excellent opportunity for newcomers to garner valuable experience through the internship program.

Cons

Disappointing salary, upper-level leadership that's more willing to save themselves than protect their subordinates, and a culture which very much promotes bad behavior. Ie. deadlines are often swept aside because a higher up will drop a last minute addition that makes great business sense in their mind, but at significant cost to those who actually have to act upon the sudden changes. Occasional drills are to be expected in any company, but it's guaranteed to happen for any project at any stage of time for the Marketing Department.

Esri Response

10y

We appreciate your honest feedback. We have provided this information to the HR Business Partner for Marketing and she will be sharing it with management.

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