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

3.0

Nov 4, 2015

On the brink

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Wonderful people. True passion for the work. Great history. Good benefits.

Cons

We can't continue on the way we are. It got us where we are but doesn't work for a global company today. Strong resistance to change. Silly inappropriate focus on minutiae by company owners while millions are wasted right under their noses.

4.0

May 26, 2015

Great place to start or end a career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Lots of very smart people working on software that helps shape the world around us. Great work-life balance.

Cons

Lack of clear career path for younger employees. Not very remote-friendly.

Esri Response

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We are also proud of how our technology is used to make a powerful global impact. Having employees onsite allows for opportunities to work cohesively as a team and fosters innovation, creativity, and strong relationships. Esri supports remote staff and continues to identify ways to improve their experience and ability to contribute to their team.

3.0

Mar 6, 2015

Great company, with room for improvement.

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Redlands is a cute town with a growing hip culture, good for families. Flexible hours. Good coworkers. Good health benefits. The technology holds much promise. Definitely recommend the company for people with families.

Cons

Middle to upper management has some very weak members that cause serious damage to products and morale. In some areas this has been addressed, but not in other areas. More market metrics would be useful to show which products and development managers are effective or ineffective. The organization is still very development-driven and not customer-centric when it comes to creating useful/usable products and delivering good service. It seems to be resting on its laurels, which it will be able to do for a while, but it is sad to see. The owner is very customer-centric, and so are most staff, but there are a few bad apples in upper management who are more concerned about themselves (and their egos) rather than customers or the competition.

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