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 3.2 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?

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 3.4 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 (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 185 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and we have a common goal of serving the customer." ((in 162 reviews)); "good work/ life balance for the most part" ((in 105 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 55 reviews)); "good work environment and visioneray" ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Apart from low salary everything is great" ((in 85 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 47 reviews)); "No career path will be laid out for you" ((in 39 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

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Aug 28, 2023

Stable company with no growth

Product engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable, never lay off employees, great benefits

Cons

Lots of gatekeepers in Redlands, low pay. Culture differs from team to team, depending on manager.

4.0

Jun 1, 2023

So much to love, but burned out and stressed about money

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission, inspiring leadership, smart people. Beautiful campus in Redlands. Flexible work from home schedules. Ability to bank overtime is really nice. Excellent health and retirement benefits.

Cons

Redlands is very expensive and pay does not keep pace with the cost of living/housing in California. Work-life balance can be very unbalanced with work in the evenings and on weekends expected regularly. Vacation time is standard and inadequate for how stressful the job can be. Lack of pay transparency is annoying.

4.0

May 9, 2023

Good but not great

Desktop support analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is very stable. Consistent work schedules. A lot of intelligent and kind people work here. Professional environment. Good work life balance.

Cons

Pay is lacking. They hire young grads fresh out of college and take advantage of their excitement about GIS and willingness to learn. Burnout is pretty common and support from management is limited. Growth opportunities can happen but not common for most folks. It’s a decent company but there’s a lot of room for improvement too.

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