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 171 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and we have a common goal of serving the customer." ((in 161 reviews)); "Good Work Life balance for sure" ((in 102 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 54 reviews)); "good work environment and visioneray" ((in 46 reviews))

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

"Apart from low salary everything is great" ((in 89 reviews)); "Poor management, they choose people who don't know how to manage people and don't train them." ((in 75 reviews)); "Most managers don't have a clue about anything technology related despite that esri tells us we are a software company." ((in 48 reviews)); "No career path" ((in 37 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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2K reviews

4.0

Feb 11, 2016

Lack of professional grow, slow moving, unfair salaries

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Esri has excellent work-life balance - flexible hours, work from home - just deliver results. Hourly payments far from best ones, but pretty decent taking into account overtime is paid directly in next pay check. Salaries have a good correlation to a price of realty / rent nearby. Stable yearly salary increase (3-10%).

Cons

PMs often have no road ahead because higher management doesn't have it as well. Work-life balance if often abused by some people - they do whatever except work. Same bonuses for all employees doesn't matter how hard you work. Lack of new technologies (all apps are made on Dojo, a lot of legacy ArcObjects), no cloud thinking.

1.0

Feb 8, 2016

Dead End Company

Marketing

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Historically, this was an amazing company. Great culture and smart people who were early believers in the value of GIS.

Cons

Today, it is a nightmare. The owners are in their 70's and have no succession plan. The so-called leadership is fighting for power. Employees are the victims. - Marketing is a joke. This once powerful organization lives in fear. Time is spent figuring out who is in or who is out instead of working on marketing! Friends and colleagues are turning on each other. Everyone is afraid. - Sales keeps getting new directions, orders and constant scrutiny that they don't have time to sell! Bullied by leadership, watched via saleforce, the customer is forgotten. - Development - Leadership is confused and out of touch. They have no idea who their customer is and they don't care. - Executives - wow! So much wrong. Watching employees, paranoid and out-of-touch. HR is completely dismantled and IT is a joke. No communication and no internal tools that work. - It is headquarters in Redlands - a desert with nothing to do. They tell you that there is a lot to do nearby but with traffic it takes hours. Stay away from this company. Its reputation is riding still on its great past.

Esri Response

10y

Thank you for taking the time to provide us feedback. The Sales and Marketing divisions have undergone restructuring over the past year and are continuing to make adjustments. The objective is to make these organizations stronger, more effective, and more collaborative for the benefit of both our employees and customers. We appreciate your patience during this process and encourage you to reach out to your HR business partner for an open dialogue.

3.0

Jan 24, 2016

Okay

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Flexible company to work for. Can make own hours and work overtime. Overtime is paid because all employees are hourly. The underlying ethos of the company is great too.

Cons

They don't pay a competitive salary and living in Redlands is pretty awful. Management is terrible. I have not met any managers that have impressed me.

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