Does Forcepoint pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Forcepoint?

74% of Forcepoint employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Forcepoint 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Forcepoint?

Software Engineer (74) , Technical Support Engineer (41) , Senior Software Engineer (38) , Account Manager (25) , Manager (24) , Senior Sales Engineer (22) , Inside Sales Representative (20) , Sales (20) , Sales Engineer (19) , Engineer (13) , Sales Representative (13) , Director (12) , Principal Software Engineer (12) , Account Executive (11) , Customer Success Manager (10)

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

"Great people to work with and for" ((in 142 reviews)); "Good work life balance and able to work from home when needed." ((in 69 reviews)); "Perks & benefits are good" ((in 69 reviews)); "The community and culture inside Forcepoint is great." ((in 58 reviews)); "Pay and benefits Is good" ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership brought in through the hiring of old friends" ((in 34 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs and somewhat lackadaisical engineering" ((in 32 reviews)); "If you have a good manager then everything else is at its best" ((in 28 reviews)); "No Job security and no future goals." ((in 19 reviews)); "Bad Upper Management." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Forcepoint layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Forcepoint locations?

Austin , San Diego , Herndon , Campbell , Salt Lake City , Washington , Los Gatos , Boston , New York , San Jose , Richardson , Dallas , Los Angeles , Santa Clara , Seattle , Lincoln , Denver , Jacksonville , Huntsville , American Fork , Draper , West Jordan , Chicago , Richmond , Ashburn , Reston , Rye , Ferndale , Charlotte , Raleigh

Forcepoint reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(192 total reviews)

Ryan Windham

79% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

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Reviews by job title

192 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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4.0

Feb 6, 2023

A great start at a new company

Test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, I am happy working with this company. I was treated with great respect during the interview process. The starting pay and benefits is awesome Interesting work. Engaging contents. Great team to work with. Awesome PTO for work-life balance. Overall, I'm excited to work for this company.

Cons

Had a rough start. It was mid transition on migrating servers and processes. Documents for new hire's to get familiar with the product were outdated and it took a bit of time to figure it out. However, I was warned that this was going to be the case. Some issues around bonuses and 401k matching did come up recently. It has me somewhat concerned. However, I feel that I'm in good hands and it will work out.

Forcepoint Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your candid feedback about your experience.

3.0

Jan 25, 2023

corporate leadership - typical; operational leadership - great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 5 weeks PTO, although now allegedly and officially we have "unlimited PTO" - affordable health insurance coverage - 401K matching up to 4% (when they actually do it)

Cons

- The "unlimited PTO" is not unlimited. - In 2022, I incurred $22K on health costs without having any major events. - In 2020, Forcepoint preemptively eliminated the 401k matching benefit, "out of an abundance of caution" of course, because ...I mean... everything was just so unprecedented with the pandemic and everything. Yet 2020 proved to be another record year in terms of YOY growth. Did corporate come back to us with the millions they didn't pay out? No. I can't imagine that the millions Forcepoint saved by vanishing our 401K matching benefit in 2020, rendered any kind of desirable results with respect to accounting. At the end of 2020, Forcepoint was acquired by Francisco Partners. Talk about timing and luck! - Jan 2023, this just in: Forcepoint will pay out the 401K matching benefit from 2022 in 2 installments this year, 2% now, 2% in August. But will they actually pay out in August?

Forcepoint Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your candid feedback about your experience. We take every review seriously and as an opportunity to improve. Please know that you can always reach out to your HR Partner for a confidential discussion – we value your perspectives.

4.0

Jan 16, 2023

Fantastic Place to work

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company and staff, outstanding products. Benefits and salary are very good.

Cons

Although a market leader, many government folks don't know us by the company name, but the products.

Forcepoint Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your candid feedback about your experience.

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