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 3,175 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at Palo Alto Networks to a friend and 77% 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?

72% 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 (83) , Technical Support Engineer (60) , Principal Software Engineer (50) , Regional Sales Manager (50) , Senior Software Engineer (47) , Account Manager (46) , Staff Software Engineer (44) , Staff Engineer (40) , Senior Staff Software Engineer (37) , Sales (36) , Product Manager (27) , 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 238 reviews)); "Good benefits and growing company" ((in 213 reviews)); "Great people and fast growing" ((in 201 reviews)); "Good pay and environment done" ((in 160 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 145 reviews)); "poor management and not answerable" ((in 119 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)); "The hours were long some times." ((in 12 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?

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Palo Alto Networks reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,696 total reviews)

Nikesh Arora

86% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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Palo Alto Networks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,696 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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3K reviews

3.0

Apr 13, 2020

Used to be a great company, now it's non-stop internal politics

Major account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great core products, great reputation in the market place, always ahead of the competition that can never get their act together.

Cons

When I started in 2012, the executive staff was amazing, and it was a great place to work. The CEO was the equivalent of JFK, and everyone loved him. But that entire exec team left, and now they have one of these slimy execs that was very involved in the WeWork slimy train wreck, which should give you an idea of what to expect.

1.0

Jan 16, 2017

mean management, toxic

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good security platform, might be the best

Cons

New management has been very politically biased about performance. HR is their tool. New juniper, netapp, cisco employees have demoralized the culture with their agendas and departmental fiefdoms. Many ex-juniper managers are cold hearted and creating a toxic work environment. Hard work is less valued than loyalty to the new regimes. There does not seem to be a PAN culture because the long timers are leaving and the moral is so very low.

2.0

Jun 28, 2023

stay away unless you want to be worked like an animal, have 0 WLB and many, many therapy bills

Management

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great co-workers, we all trauma bonded together over the pure chaos of this place. the benefits and stock are great as well but not worth the therapy bills! stay away!

Cons

the turnover is insane. i know people, myself include that had over 8-10 managers over a few years. no one is happy. everyone is over worked, and wins are not celebrated. it is all about management and the leadership just cares about making as much money as possible at all costs. they put people in 'people management' positions that should have NEVER been managers and is the definition of a political environment. they had / have multiple abusive managers and it was documented and HR did nothing. they do not care about you as a human - you are a number to them. if you only care about making a lot of money but have 0 WLB and insane, abusive managers this place is for you! if not, STAY THE HELL AWAY.

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Jobs at Palo Alto Networks

Territory Sales Manager

Territory Sales Manager

Named Account Manager

Major Account Manager