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

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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

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

192 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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1.0

Jun 2, 2022

The worst place I’ve worked at

Territory account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Base pay was good, decent benefits package, car reimbursement credit, decent DLP product

Cons

Terrible technology, CASB crashed during POC, top management heavy, 10% of reps had any numbers each quarter, stale products, bad reputation, not profitable

Forcepoint Response

Thank you for sharing feedback about your time with us. We take every review seriously and as an opportunity to improve. Forcepoint is evolving – we’ve completed three major acquisitions in 2021 and in 2022 our new ForcepointONE product invites an innovative and exciting working environment! We value your perspective and thank you for your review.

4.0

May 26, 2022

Good company to work for

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good vision and execution, aggressively taking market share

Cons

Better employee retention, competitive pay

Forcepoint Response

Thank you for sharing your candid feedback about your experience.

3.0

May 11, 2022

Current Employee

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work From Home Nice Teams

Cons

Zero Stock Compensation Average Salary Not many activities

Forcepoint Response

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.

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