Does WatchGuard Technologies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WatchGuard Technologies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WatchGuard Technologies. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WatchGuard Technologies?

61% of WatchGuard Technologies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated WatchGuard Technologies 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WatchGuard Technologies?

Software Engineer (28) , Senior Software Engineer (12) , Channel Account Manager (6) , Sales (6) , Associate Software Engineer (5) , Software Developer (5) , Technical Support Engineer (5) , Technical Support Representative II (5) , Marketing (4) , Technical Support Representative I (4) , Territory Account Manager (4) , Intern (3) , Manager (3) , Product Manager (3) , QA Engineer (3)

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

"The people and the workplace were great." ((in 23 reviews)); "Good work life balance and to grow" ((in 18 reviews)); "Formerly great culture." ((in 17 reviews)); "Good benefits and 401k." ((in 14 reviews)); "Great leadership with a clear direction on how to position our solutions in the Firewall UTM market." ((in 9 reviews))

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

"The only think I think of low salary but other than that WatchGuard is awesome" ((in 10 reviews)); "low pay" ((in 9 reviews)); "on your own with little training" ((in 3 reviews)); "Less compensation" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about WatchGuard Technologies layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed WatchGuard Technologies locations?

Seattle , Allen , Boston , Chicago , Brooklyn , New York , Washington , Dallas , Houston , Minneapolis , Cleveland , San Francisco , San Jose , Lynnfield , Remote

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3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Joe Smolarski and Prakash Panjwani

64% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

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4.0

Mar 3, 2026

Salary review

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great leadership team to work with.

Cons

Salary is less than competitive company

2.0

Feb 24, 2026

Used to be great

Territory account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Formerly great culture. Great compensation, recognition of hard work publicly, solid product, great work life balance. Used to exceed goals YoY Decent company to be at in a channel manager role, field sales stay away unless you’re ok with 50-60% of OTE

Cons

New CEO and new CRO and new Sales Management. (Prakash was great new guy not very personable) They’re not bad people they just switched from moral booster to money booster for the company. It’s Obvious the investors want their money back understandably. They appear to be trying to boost the books to sell. By impacting their biggest expense, employees commissions. Also firing long time employees who were paid to much and replacing them with lower paid less skilled people.

4.0

Feb 5, 2026

Good company to work with

Hr director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company culture, nice teammates. Cross culture and cross functional work.

Cons

Less competitive total wage. Weak in long term incentive.

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