Is Esri a good company to work for?

Esri has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,771 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Esri to a friend and 65% 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 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Esri. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Esri?

67% 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 (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 (23) , 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 173 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and we have a common goal of serving the customer." ((in 166 reviews)); "Work life balance was good" ((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 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 76 reviews)); "Most managers don't have a clue about anything technology related despite that esri tells us we are a software company." ((in 45 reviews)); "No career path will be laid out for you" ((in 39 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

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,512 total reviews)

Jack Dangermond

79% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Esri has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,512 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

5.0

Jul 10, 2013

It's all about mapping

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great people. Lots of trees and plenty of work to be done.

Cons

Depending on your team: crazy politics, micromanagement, very scattered responsibilities, with very little advancement opportunity. General - older workforce with an old school mentality, very reactive.

4.0

Jul 9, 2013

Account Manager

Account manager

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Phenomenal team and technology stack. Enthusiastic user/customers. Novel approach to pay and benefits that actually works for some employees. ESRI has changed the face of the GIS industry

Cons

Doesn't play well with others. Although ESRI has always supported the standards community, its approach to partnering is constrained to companies that stay true to the ESRI product stack.

2.0

Jun 13, 2013

Micromanagement, and a lot of politics.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule Benefits Training

Cons

Limited paid time off your first 3 years. No bonuses, and limited raises. Management doesn't listen. Working in support is like working in a CALL CENTER/HELP DESK. The job ad is false advertised. You do not know what you are getting yourself into until you start working. You are MICROMANAGED. Working in support is all about metrics/numbers. If you do not meet your metrics one week, you are chastise. Working in support makes you feel like you are glued to your chair, answering calls all day. If you take a break, you are asked why you are not logged into your phone taking calls; you feel like you are not valued. My advise would be not to work in support unless you are looking to work in a help desk environment, taking calls all day. Maybe working in other parts of ESRI is better, but working in ESRI support is not something you would want to do or make a career out of.

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