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

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Disability

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Reviews by job title

192 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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3.0

Feb 2, 2021

Chaos Chaos Chaos

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits. Good salary. Upward mobility.

Cons

Everything is constantly changing. Hiring then layoffs. More hiring. many people leave, then understaffed for months. Managers constantly changing, SLAs, guidelines, procedures, and rules always changing and inconsistent.

3.0

Jan 30, 2021

Another corporate

Director of customer success

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good terms and pay, nice office, nice people

Cons

No real spirit, not that original or think out side the box

3.0

Jan 14, 2021

Old leadership had some issues, hoping new owners can fix them

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PTO Work life balance Interesting work opportunities Good local team and culture

Cons

Below market rate pay Sketchy 401k matching Don't really use cutting edge technologies Way too much focus on sales

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