Does SolidWorks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SolidWorks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SolidWorks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SolidWorks?

68% of SolidWorks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SolidWorks 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SolidWorks?

Software Engineer (7) , Manager (4) , Applications Engineer (2) , Design Engineer (2) , Designer (2) , Sales Manager (2) , Senior Technical Support Engineer (2) , Technical Sales Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at SolidWorks according to real employee reviews?

"People you work with are great" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work environment within technical support" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good benefits offered." ((in 6 reviews)); "Good pay very good very good" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Upper management is highly disorganized and inexperienced" ((in 4 reviews)); "compensation low" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about SolidWorks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed SolidWorks locations?

Waltham , Concord , Boston , Woodland Hills , Massapequa Park , Texas City , Minneapolis , Los Angeles , Oakland , San Jose , Trinidad , Bothell , Watertown

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SolidWorks reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(101 total reviews)

Gian Paolo Bassi

74% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

SolidWorks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 101 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SolidWorks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

101 reviews

4.0

Feb 28, 2016

Great Experience for Me

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* People are so kind there and want to offer help * Perfect training, including hard skills like software usage to soft skills like communication with customer * Excellent working environment in Woodland Hills office

Cons

No Cons by so far

4.0

Jan 8, 2016

Dassault Systemes SOLIDWORKS

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology, bright and engaging co-workers, excellent pay and benefits

Cons

Travel requirements can be challenging. It is a large company and has a cultural distance between business groups.

5.0

Nov 19, 2015