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 138 reviews)); "Perks & benefits are good" ((in 70 reviews)); "Good work life balance and able to work from home when needed." ((in 69 reviews)); "The community and culture inside Forcepoint is great." ((in 67 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 36 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs and somewhat lackadaisical engineering" ((in 31 reviews)); "If you have a good manager then everything else is at its best" ((in 29 reviews)); "Bad Upper Management." ((in 19 reviews)); "No Job security and no future goals." ((in 18 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

(1,342 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

Forcepoint has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,342 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Forcepoint employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

May 7, 2020

The most fun and rewarding company I've worked for

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Mind blowing technology (AWS, cutting edge Java and Kotlin features, Redis, etc.) - Super friendly work environment- I can't wait to get to work every morning to meet my friends there. - Couldn't be happier with the benefits and salary I get.

Cons

not anything I can thing of

Forcepoint Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience here at Forcepoint. So glad to hear that you are enjoying your time here and are happy with your benefits.

5.0

May 6, 2020

Program Manager

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Young at heart and family-like organization. Managers encourage innovation and new ideas.

Cons

You need to be at the top and keep at the top. Company is moving very fast..

Forcepoint Response

6y

We are so pleased to hear that you are being encouraged to bring your ideas and innovations to your management team. This type of collaboration is what will continue to help the engineering team build and improve Forcepoint products. "Best idea wins".

5.0

May 6, 2020

Great work place and cutting edge technology

Software qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Product! Very creative thinking. Working with the cutting edge technology that keeps me up to date and the company pushing me to know more and more. The working environment is supportive. Using the front of line computer equipment. Great benefits and personal care.

Cons

Worked in the Ranana branch which was far commuted for me each morning but now that we have moved to Tel-Aviv I'm super happy and excited.

Forcepoint Response

6y

We are so glad to hear that your feeling supported and appreciated here at Forcepoint. Working & building on the latest and greatest technology is what is setting us apart from our competitors. We make every effort on the Total Rewards team to ensure that we offer the best benefits that our employees can take advantage of.

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