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 3,179 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 224 reviews)); "Good benefits (minus any 401k)" ((in 215 reviews)); "Great people and fast growing" ((in 201 reviews)); "Good pay and environment done" ((in 159 reviews)); "Good salary and compensation plan" ((in 95 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 153 reviews)); "poor management and not answerable" ((in 123 reviews)); "Poor marketing & lead engine, too many managers not enough staff when it comes to sales supporting roles." ((in 44 reviews)); "401K match is lower." ((in 26 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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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,700 total reviews)

Nikesh Arora

87% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

Palo Alto Networks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,700 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Palo Alto Networks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

1.0

Jun 15, 2022

Horrible place to work, Little to no WLB, people will backstab you

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Fortune 500 company -somewhat decent pay

Cons

- No mentorship or growth opportunities - Colleagues will backstab you by complaining to your manager instead of coming to you with their feedback ( helping someone means that because you are helping someone, the business is impacted which is unacceptable) - Collaboration is frowned upon; if you ask for help thats too much then its held against you if you aren't a favorite on the team. - Work Life balance isn't taken seriously; "Unlimited PTO" is an illusion for most people while other people are given the luxury to take weeks off every other week while other people are not.

1.0

Feb 24, 2020

Worst place

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, RSUs but diminishing rapidly.

Cons

The culture is going south in all aspects (compensation, core values etc). Managers have been told to rate people in the bell curve format for performance reviews and that too every 6 months. Nobody can survive unless you are part of your manager's inner circle.

1.0

Jan 17, 2020

It was good while it lasted

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-good pay but 401k is a joke -great products

Cons

Nobody could have predicted that the new CEO change would completely dismantle our entire culture and everything that made Palo Alto Networks a great place to work. It is now a depressing place where most of the top talent is running for the hills. The leadership team does not embody our core values, people are no longer at the heart of our culture, nepotism is so blatant it's disgusting. There are too many new leaders who have no idea what they are doing but being paid well due to cronyism. The people who built the company are treated as less than because we aren't in the Google inner circle. We have a Chief PEOPLE Officer who doesn't even pretend to like people and communication in the org is abysmal. Attrition will continue to spike.

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