Is Palo Alto Networks a good company to work for?

Palo Alto Networks has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,177 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Palo Alto Networks to a friend and 78% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Palo Alto Networks have been left by employees working as Intern , Staff Software Engineer and Recruiter .

Does Palo Alto Networks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Palo Alto Networks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Palo Alto Networks. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Palo Alto Networks?

73% of Palo Alto Networks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Palo Alto Networks 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Palo Alto Networks?

Software Engineer (135) , Systems Engineer (83) , Technical Support Engineer (60) , Principal Software Engineer (50) , Regional Sales Manager (50) , Senior Software Engineer (47) , Account Manager (46) , Staff Software Engineer (44) , Staff Engineer (40) , Senior Staff Software Engineer (37) , Sales (36) , Product Manager (28) , Sales Representative (27) , Manager (24) , Senior Staff Engineer (24)

What are the pros of working at Palo Alto Networks according to real employee reviews?

"Palo Alto Paid very well and initially seemed to have a great culture" ((in 239 reviews)); "Great people and fast growing" ((in 215 reviews)); "Good benefits and growing company" ((in 204 reviews)); "Good pay and environment done" ((in 160 reviews)); "Good salary and compensation plan" ((in 98 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Palo Alto Networks according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and s management really doesn’t have a clue it’s overall just an incredibly terrible place to work." ((in 149 reviews)); "poor management and not answerable" ((in 124 reviews)); "Bad managers in IT. assign and move around to different areas to show that you fail and downgrade in PR." ((in 47 reviews)); "401k match is low but they allow Mega Roth conversion and ESPP helps bridge the gap a bit" ((in 27 reviews)); "The hours were long some times." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Palo Alto Networks layoffs in 2026?

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

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Santa Clara , Plano , New York , San Jose , Dallas , San Francisco , Palo Alto , Chicago , Atlanta , Reston , Washington , Los Angeles , Houston , Austin , Sunnyvale , Raleigh , Denver , Seattle , Boston , Santa Clarita , Philadelphia , Miami , Salt Lake City , Arlington , Detroit , California City , Sacramento , California , Tampa , Israel

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Strong Leadership with Best In Class Solution and strategy to Solve Cyber Security Challenges - Sr. Solutions Consultant Palo Alto Networks Employee Review

5.0

Apr 30, 2026

Sr. solutions consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Under the leadership of Nikesh , I have experienced Excellent Technology Transformation starting from NGFW to Cyber Security leadership across Platformization. Customers and Partners are looking at us as Solution Provider / Problem Solver than just a seller. Strong Team Culture , Company Values observed across the region and worldwide. Palo Alto Networks vision and thought process in solving customer's current Cyber Security Challenges and continuously innovate to secure the future. ( Be it across SoC , AI Security , OT/IoT ) Strong Focus on Best Practice Execution , Technology adoption.

Cons

SKO to be resumed as it was giving platform to collaborate with extended worldwide family , opportunity to do knowledge sharing across the regions and create strong personal bonding. There is scope of improvement in quality for the Product learning material which are accessible to Partners and Customer.

Palo Alto Networks Response

2mo

Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your longstanding commitment of over eight years to Palo Alto Networks! We are pleased to hear that you have experienced our significant technology transformation firsthand and recognize Nikesh and our leadership's vision in bring to life platformization. It’s also rewarding to know you see the value our customers and partners find in us as a primary solution provider. As it relates to SKO and our enablement efforts, your feedback and observations will be shared with our Sales Enablement team and is much appreciated! Your advice regarding increased interaction between senior HQ leaders and the sales field team is noted. Please know that the intention is there! We are always looking for ways to bridge communication and empower our teams to have their most impactful career experiences. We encourage you to continue sharing these constructive ideas through our internal feedback channels.

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5.0

Jul 7, 2026

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid company in terms of growth

Cons

Startup culture for a big company

1.0

Jun 30, 2026

Ai sme

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Largest cyber security company in the world with an ever-expanding portfolio

Cons

Largest cyber security company in the world with an ever-expanding portfolio. They buy companies quicker than they can integrate them and is the antithesis of a caring employer. Nikesh could layoff 80% of employees tomorrow and the stock would still skyrocket. I decided to pursue a new opportunity after CyberArk was acquired and prior to giving my official two week notice I let my team know, and started training them in our brand new cutting edge solutions so that they could take over my workload without any roadblocks or hiccups. As soon as I put in my two week notice the company locks me out and cuts off all of my benefits and does not pay me for the notice that I have given, putting my family in a very precarious place during the interim of my work. This is by far one of the most classless things I’ve seen a company do, please watch out for yourself at Palo because no one in management will. I am extremely passionate about the space that I operate in and often found myself working 12 hour days- the ability to have work life balance at a place like Palo Alto is zero.

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