Is WP Engine a good company to work for?

WP Engine has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 573 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 15% over the last 12 months. 51% of employees would recommend working at WP Engine to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about WP Engine have been left by employees working as Sales Development Representative (SDR) , Software Engineer and Account Executive .

Does WP Engine pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WP Engine employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WP Engine. This rating has decreased by 15% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WP Engine?

51% of WP Engine employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated WP Engine 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WP Engine?

Account Manager (29) , Sales (18) , Software Engineer (18) , Technical Support (18) , Account Executive (17) , Senior Software Engineer (16) , Technical Support Specialist (14) , Technical Support Engineer (13) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (12) , Sales Manager (9) , Marketing (8) , Agency Account Manager (7) , Director (7) , Manager (7) , Senior Staff Software Engineer (7)

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

"People are great and work very hard." ((in 73 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 46 reviews)); "Great enablement tools and leadership." ((in 33 reviews)); "good management" ((in 28 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and we're now remote first." ((in 22 reviews))

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

"Extremely low salary, can be mentally draining" ((in 9 reviews)); "Managers constantly push efficiency and say we aren’t working hard enough as we have less and less people every day doing more and more work." ((in 9 reviews)); "No bonus" ((in 5 reviews)); "There is also clear favoritism at play with more tenured reps in a variety of ways." ((in 4 reviews)); "This can mean working really hard sometimes, but it is a rewarding experience and you do get recognition for the work." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about WP Engine layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed WP Engine locations?

Austin , Omaha , San Antonio , Denver , Houston , Chicago , Virginia Beach , Dallas , Sugar Land , Minneapolis , Nashville

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WP Engine reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(541 total reviews)

Heather Brunner

81% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

WP Engine has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 541 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WP Engine 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

541 reviews

4.0

Jan 7, 2021

Great place to work, salaries are average, remote career progression not as easy

Site reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people, the freedom to be creative and create solutions, fun and trustworthy

Cons

Salary is low or average rate Seemingly fewer progression opportunities for non-US employees

4.0

Dec 25, 2020

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Environment and good people to work with.

Cons

No such list for cons

5.0

Dec 1, 2020

Excellent Company in every way

Partner account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* closely knit team, every one treated with respect by management * meritocratic environment to work in * great pay * opportunity to work with great people in difference parts of the business * robust on-boarding and ongoing training/support in place * awesome CEO

Cons

*none that I can think of

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