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 175 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 sure" ((in 103 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 56 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?

"Low pay and few chances for advancement" ((in 146 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 78 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 will be laid out for you" ((in 38 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 Esri locations have received the highest employee ratings?

New York , Saint Louis , Los Angeles , Charlotte , Philadelphia , Washington , Vienna , Redlands , Denver , Portland

Esri reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,511 total reviews)

Jack Dangermond

79% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Esri has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,511 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

2.0

Oct 30, 2011

Lots of backstabbing and office politics

Systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Esri's main campus in Redlands is beautiful, with all kinds of trees and places to meet and eat outside. The owners of the company are very pro-environment, and it shows with recycling programs and solar panels on all the major buildings.

Cons

HR is actively hostile to employees; lots of office politics and backstabbing, moreso than most companies I've worked for. The company leadership tends to regularly set unrealistic deadlines for projects just to force employees to work harder.

4.0

Aug 25, 2011

Esri is a decent company to work for people majoring in geospatial field

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Esri has a very flexible working schedule and has decent benefit package and a pretty nice profit-sharing plan. You can lot help from within via various sources such as internal email groups and websites.

Cons

Career movement is very limited. You can stuck in one position for years. You don't know what can get your good raise.

2.0

Aug 14, 2011

Frustration

Marketing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable employment Flexible work schedule College-like campus Not beholden to stockholders or quarterly numbers Jack's vision of making the world a better place

Cons

Lack of promotion from within the organization Lack of even cost of living allowances Minimal 401K match Benefits package is average at best Vacation is capped at 4 weeks/year after 10 years of service

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