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 184 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and we have a common goal of serving the customer." ((in 163 reviews)); "Good Work Life balance for sure" ((in 103 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 54 reviews)); "The team I worked with was great and the assignments were very engaging" ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Apart from low salary everything is great" ((in 88 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 48 reviews)); "No career path" ((in 37 reviews)); "Offers low compensation" ((in 22 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

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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

4.0

Oct 23, 2015

Almost Heaven

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Beautiful campus – semi-rural, trees and rocks all about. Great benefits, health care is company-subsidized, generous profit-sharing, 401K matching, good coffee in the break rooms! Commitment to work-life balance. Positive, friendly, enthusiastic atmosphere. Exciting to work for the Microsoft of GIS.

Cons

The biggest Mom and Pop store in the world, maybe. A private company lives by the quirks of its leaders. Work can be interrupted for CEO's urgent projects. Directors are given lots of leeway, which can lead to little fiefdoms with their own idiosyncratic practices and woe is you if you don't mesh with management. Takes forever to fire someone though, which can be good or bad.

2.0

Oct 19, 2015

HR Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Possibility to create new policies from scratch.

Cons

Not organized, not very focused. Decision process not very reliable.

Esri Response

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1.0

Oct 12, 2015

Lost its edge

Administration

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Pros

Paid health benefits Everyone is paid by the hour so you can supplement your pay by padding your timesheet

Cons

Low Pay Draconian HR Dept - once you are on their "hit" list, you will be let go Favoritism rules at ESRI If you know the right people you are protected, whether you work hard or not No career path Pay increases are across the board not based on merit, usually under 5% No mentoring or coaching by Dept leads

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