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 174 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and we have a common goal of serving the customer." ((in 168 reviews)); "good work/ life balance for the most part" ((in 106 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 58 reviews)); "The team I worked with was great and the assignments were very engaging" ((in 45 reviews))

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

"Apart from low salary everything is great" ((in 92 reviews)); "Poor management, they choose people who don't know how to manage people and don't train them." ((in 80 reviews)); "Most managers don't have a clue about anything technology related despite that esri tells us we are a software company." ((in 49 reviews)); "No career path" ((in 38 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).

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2K reviews

3.0

Nov 16, 2011

A great learning experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Flexibility Great people Intellectually stimulating Socially and environmentally responsible company Pays well

Cons

Too political Some upper managers appear to have no management experience and use intimidation tactics; lack trust in their employees No room for growth Skeptical of non-GIS and/or younger personnel Micromanaging owners HR is a blackhole

5.0

Aug 8, 2010

Fair assessment

Product engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours. Pay is hourly, so you're paid for what you work. Employees in most groups have individual offices. Technical support went to pods just last year. Most development teams allow members a lot of leeway in how to do the work.

Cons

Some managers / HR appear to overreact. Possibly due to some bad apples previously, but give us the benefit of a doubt. Some managers play favorites, whether they realize it or not, which is unfair to all concerned. "Policies" are haphazardly followed. It's all in who you work for or know.

2.0

Oct 12, 2024

Great Company, Terrible Management

Arcgis enterprise analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Decent Benefits (health, 401 (k) etc.) - Tons of end-clients will show you spreadsheets of all passwords to their organization (ripe for the exploitation of you and third parties) - Zero to No progress in career unless someone above you dies or leaves the position - Personal leave

Cons

- Low Pay - Constant Monitoring - Aggressive Management - Zero training for customer service basics or most things for the job - Expectations that Technical Capability will compensate for Customer Service acumen - Excessive pressure to have answer right away / immediately from clients and management - Lack of personalization towards clients goals - Management expectation you will crash and burn and fail and they can hire someone else - Excessive time spent drafting emails to clients rather than solving real problems

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