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.

What are the top reviewed Palo Alto Networks locations?

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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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1.0

Oct 24, 2023

Toxic Workplace All Field Sales Teams are Disposable

Account manager

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Pros

industry Leader: Palo Alto Networks is a recognized leader in the cybersecurity industry, and working there provides an opportunity to gain valuable experience in this field. Learning Opportunities: The company offers various training programs and resources to help employees enhance their skills and knowledge, which can benefit career development.

Cons

Micromanagement: One of the most significant drawbacks was the excessive micromanagement from our District Sales Manager. Their lack of management experience created an oppressive work environment that stifled creativity. Toxic Workplace: The workplace culture was undeniably toxic, characterized by high quotas and unrealistic expectations. This led to an incredibly stressful atmosphere that took a toll on employees' well-being. Incompetent Sales Overlays: Some of the sales overlays, often referred to as "speedboats," displayed a noticeable lack of competence. This hindered collaboration and made it challenging to achieve our goals. Lack of Accountability: Accountability issues were prevalent within the system engineering team, which had consequences for the organization as a whole. The absence of accountability added to the overall frustration.

Palo Alto Networks Response

Thank you for taking a moment to share your thoughts with us. We are sorry to hear about your experience, and encourage managers to use Goals & Milestones to drive clarity for every employee. We are proud of the learning opportunities and experiences we offer to our people globally – we work to make sure that employees are able to create a work experience that is deeply meaningful to them, and that they can learn and grow with as much flexibility and choice as possible. We wish you well in your next endeavor.

1.0

Feb 22, 2020

Sinking Ship

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great technology and smart people. Great pay and RSUs.

Cons

Super stressful environment. Upper management killed the culture. Now we are seeing an enormous talent drain that will alter the company's trajectory forever. We are still riding on the coat-tails of their NGFWs and embedded base. We are late to the party with endpoint and cloud and that's continuing to carve into our customer base.

1.0

Jan 28, 2020

Company seems to have peaked under prior management

Finance business manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

Company provides large equity incentives and the stock has performed extremely well. The company is also staffed with a lot of talent.

Cons

Company culture is frenetic and demanding. There are pockets where people seem to have work/life balance and the rest do not. The company feels like a giant start-up that never built sustainable processes or infrastructure, and the amount of churn has left few people in place who know how things were duct-taped together. This has only been exacerbated by new product lines and GTM motions.

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