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

Jan 26, 2010

solidworks is a great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

awesome staff great work atmosphere, the management really wants to make you feel at home The pay for being an intern was awesome the work was challenging and rewarding

Cons

kind of got boring day to day had to figure a lot of stuff out on my own, which made modeling difficult

4.0

Sep 20, 2009

Great company and colleagues, striving to stay fresh and innovative

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonable attitude to work-life balance, from down in the trenches to up in the management structure; most of the upper management are genuinely nice, smart, approachable people who don't keep their doors closed. A lot of people have been here a long time, and love it. Very good engineers!

Cons

Not all managers are great at passing on info - there's a bit of a gossip flow sometimes. It can be hard to see why some people get career change opportunities and others don't, but maybe they just asked? Some departments don't work as well with others -- no doubt some upper management personality flaws going on there.

3.0

Jan 23, 2012

good opportunity to learn a lot about CAD system

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

can learn both Parasolid and CATIA

Cons

life could be tough sometime.

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