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

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

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

5.0

Nov 14, 2016

It's a love/hate relationship at times, but mostly love!

Product engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

If you are driven and take pride in your work and want to make Quality software for millions of users, then this is a place to thrive. If you want to blend in and be beige like the building interior colors you can probably do that too and make a good living, but you will be noticed as such by your colleagues, rather than by the flat management structure (some of us call this culture). I'm sure you've all read reviews that were negative, but this place is really fantastic. My bosses always told me to make my own career here and that is what I've tried to do. It's worked out for me. -Benefits are great as well.

Cons

You accrue vacation instead of just getting 4 weeks on Jan 1 every year. There are some politics, but they aren't like national politics so it's not that hard to maneuver with common sense approaches.

Esri Response

9y

We appreciate your feedback. Your comment about making your own career at Esri is on point. It's rewarding to be in an environment where we have the opportunity to really focus on work we enjoy. Thank you for your 10+ years with us!

3.0

Jun 20, 2016

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits, medical and for family

Cons

Long probation period, no growth potential and no advance placement

4.0

Apr 9, 2016

Patience, Drive, and more Patience

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hourly pay (so you never feel you're working "for free"), market leader, enormous resources, diverse, talented and dedicated user base, free family-wide health insurance, profit sharing, very talented and intelligent colleagues. Actually pretty agile for a company this size. Not like a start-up, of course, but I think Esri can change directions better than most other companies its size.

Cons

Still a relatively flat organization for one its size, so moving up (in the traditional sense) requires a lot of patience and finding the right moment to strike. Wage increases are small, even for many high-performing personnel. Sometimes, travel can be burdensome due to long stretches of visiting clients and trade shows.

Esri Response

10y

Thank you for your contributions to Esri for 10+ years. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback.

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