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

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Dec 26, 2014

Adapt or....

Consultant/project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits; Stability; Great work-life balance; no layoffs; Functions like many smaller companies - good working within your "group"

Cons

Compensation; Career Path; Flat Organization Structure; Hard to collaborate for change outside of your "group". Lack of accountability at management/director level.HR is a puppet for ownership, and always looking to lessen company exposure/risk

3.0

Dec 5, 2014

Good company if your rank and file

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Healthcare is included Paid for the time you put in, not the revenue you bring in Nice people User conference

Cons

Big disconnect between sales and upper management Employees abuse the hourly pay - self reported time cards Not direct compensation based on performance Merit increases are minimal after 3-4 years regardless of performance Market share is dwindling as new offerings are being included in other enterprise technologies I.e. Mapping in BI systems and google plug ins

2.0

Jul 23, 2014

I had 4 supervisors.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The employees in my department were very courteous.

Cons

I had 4 supervisors. They did not communicate so I kept answering the same question. I was supposed to have one supervisor and one manager.

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Good company if your rank and file

I had 4 supervisors.

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