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

2.0

Jun 21, 2011

Proceed with caution

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people Great benefits Interesting products Potential is the carrot...

Cons

Good amount of favoritism Upper management is highly disorganized and inexperienced Little support, innovation or chance for growth The company will tell you what to do. The parent company has stepped in an they are pretty much driving the ship, beware.

5.0

Apr 17, 2011

Risk Reward Entrepreneur like setting

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture started by the founders one of which was in the MIT poker club and who one millions off the casinos is alive a well. Work hard and play hard. Respect your competitors and beat them. Be humble and do outstanding work and opportunities will open up.

Cons

Transition to work more closely with parent company is challenging but also full of potential and opportunities.

2.0

Jan 1, 2011

Good luck.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Creating a software used by millions of engineers in the world. There are quite a few very talent people to work with. The working environment is very good.

Cons

Talent people are not treated very well.

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