Is Palo Alto Networks a good company to work for?

Palo Alto Networks has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,182 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Palo Alto Networks to a friend and 78% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Palo Alto Networks have been left by employees working as Intern , Staff Software Engineer and Recruiter .

Does Palo Alto Networks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Palo Alto Networks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Palo Alto Networks. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Palo Alto Networks?

73% of Palo Alto Networks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Palo Alto Networks 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Palo Alto Networks?

Software Engineer (135) , Systems Engineer (84) , Technical Support Engineer (60) , Principal Software Engineer (50) , Regional Sales Manager (50) , Senior Software Engineer (48) , Account Manager (46) , Staff Software Engineer (44) , Staff Engineer (40) , Senior Staff Software Engineer (37) , Sales (36) , Product Manager (28) , Sales Representative (27) , Manager (24) , Senior Staff Engineer (24)

What are the pros of working at Palo Alto Networks according to real employee reviews?

"Palo Alto Paid very well and initially seemed to have a great culture" ((in 234 reviews)); "Good benefits and growing company" ((in 223 reviews)); "Great people and fast growing" ((in 197 reviews)); "Good pay and environment done" ((in 163 reviews)); "Good salary and compensation plan" ((in 96 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Palo Alto Networks according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and s management really doesn’t have a clue it’s overall just an incredibly terrible place to work." ((in 147 reviews)); "poor management and not answerable" ((in 124 reviews)); "manager just before the end of my probation period 10 working days later that he doesn't want to proceed further without clear explanations." ((in 44 reviews)); "401k match is low but they allow Mega Roth conversion and ESPP helps bridge the gap a bit" ((in 27 reviews)); "life balance can be challenging at times" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Palo Alto Networks layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Palo Alto Networks layoffs and their outlook for job security at Palo Alto Networks in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Palo Alto Networks locations?

Santa Clara , Plano , New York , San Jose , Dallas , San Francisco , Palo Alto , Chicago , Atlanta , Reston , Washington , Los Angeles , Houston , Sunnyvale , Austin , Raleigh , Denver , Seattle , Boston , Santa Clarita , Philadelphia , Miami , Salt Lake City , Arlington , Detroit , California City , Sacramento , California , Tampa , Israel

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,703 total reviews)

Nikesh Arora

86% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

Palo Alto Networks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,703 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Palo Alto Networks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0

May 1, 2026

Palo is losing sight of what made them great

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are still some wonderful people here who truly care about their teams and want to make a difference. The talent at the individual level remains strong.

Cons

Constant leadership turnover has led to continuous KPI changes that are confusing and difficult to measure. How success is defined for the Marketing team gets harder and harder to explain. Dysfunctional alignment and communication between Marketing and Sales leadership creates unnecessary friction and makes it difficult to show marketing’s true impact. Unreasonable manual workloads driven by broken dashboards and inaccessible data. Too much time spent on tasks that should be automated, leaving little bandwidth for meaningful analysis. Morale is the lowest I have seen during my time here. The people who helped make Palo Alto Networks one of the best places to work are leaving, and it shows.

5.0

May 1, 2026

Good company, but expect long hours

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it is a good company overall

Cons

I worked a lot of hours

1.0

May 1, 2026

Benefits overshadowed by poor management

Technical enablement specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits are good, better than some

Cons

management doesn't care about you and is not helpful

Palo Alto Networks Response

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Thank you for sharing your perspective and for your tenure with Palo Alto Networks. We appreciate your recognition of our benefits package and are glad they have been a positive aspect of your time here. We are concerned to hear about your experience with management, as we strive to foster a supportive and helpful leadership culture across all our teams. We value honest feedback as it helps us identify areas where we can improve the employee experience. We encourage you to share more specific details through our internal feedback channels or to reach out to your People Business Partner so we can better understand and address your concerns.

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