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 15 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work environment within technical support" ((in 7 reviews)); "The benefits are good but getting a bit expensive" ((in 7 reviews)); "The team is very energetic & work environment is so friendly which allows you to implement your skills & knowledge at every stage of work." ((in 5 reviews))

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

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

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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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

101 reviews

4.0

Mar 21, 2022

great

Technical sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good for engineers work with different fields

Cons

broad fields of industry no depth in learning but wide

5.0

Mar 8, 2022

good

Staff accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

such a really good experience

Cons

need some improvements in some field

4.0

Feb 8, 2022

Senior manager job review

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

freedom to work on challenging projects

Cons

Work pressure and sometime pressure to meet deadline

Viewing 10 - 12 of 101 Reviews

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