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 3,183 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 (84) , Technical Support Engineer (60) , Principal Software Engineer (50) , Regional Sales Manager (50) , Senior Software Engineer (48) , 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 228 reviews)); "Good benefits and growing company" ((in 222 reviews)); "Great people and fast growing" ((in 210 reviews)); "Good pay and acquisition strategy" ((in 165 reviews)); "Good salary and compensation plan" ((in 97 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)); "Bad managers in IT. assign and move around to different areas to show that you fail and downgrade in PR." ((in 45 reviews)); "401k match is low but they allow Mega Roth conversion and ESPP helps bridge the gap a bit" ((in 27 reviews)); "The hours were long some times." ((in 15 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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Palo Alto Networks reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,704 total reviews)

Nikesh Arora

86% 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 2,704 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

4.0

Feb 9, 2026

Good WLB, but culture has gone downhill

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work-life balance people are great to work with cool industry

Cons

The culture has changed since the RTO mandate and there is higher performance expectations since AI adoption.

Palo Alto Networks Response

4mo

Thank you for sharing your experience. We appreciate you recognizing our collaborative team members. The adoption of AI is a significant shift for any organization, and while it has allowed us to raise the bar on what we can achieve, our goal isn’t to simply do more but to empower our teams to move away from repetitive tasks and focus on more strategic, impactful work. We’re always looking at how to support our teams during this evolution, and if you’re open to it, we’d value the chance to hear more specific thoughts on your experience. In the meantime, having personalized support is something we care deeply about. Please leverage our wellbeing resources (including unlimited PTO and access to mental health support), and to continue the conversation with your manager about performance expectations and the impactful outcomes you’re driving in your role.

3.0

Feb 9, 2026

imbalanced

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work experience and products

Cons

Not sure what to say but lots of silos and insecure Sr. Director/Directors who block information. Difficult to transfer with cooling off periods in hiring challening to get ahead. Unusual.

1.0

Feb 8, 2026

Quality of leadership

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office location and near to city

Cons

The company focuses on branding itself externally but in reality, it is incapable and ineffective. High turn-over, people are extremely unhappy with a few areas, namely yearly compensation and unreasonable targets. Also, aggressive culture seemed acceptable and normal. Most people are aggressive. It is common to gossip behind colleagues. I have not observed HR make any changes to coach senior managers and it is time for HR to improve immediately on managerial development and executive coaching to improve the culture to reduce the number of good people leaving.

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