Does SolarWinds pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SolarWinds employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SolarWinds. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SolarWinds?

71% of SolarWinds employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SolarWinds 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SolarWinds?

Sales (74) , Inside Sales Representative (71) , Account Executive (56) , Software Engineer (43) , Account Manager (37) , Technical Support Engineer (32) , Senior Software Engineer (27) , Marketing (24) , Senior Developer (20) , Software Developer (19) , Manager (17) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (16) , Sales Engineer (15) , Sales Associate (14) , Marketing Specialist (13)

What are the pros of working at SolarWinds according to real employee reviews?

"We worked very hard and were quite busy most of the time but the people there were great." ((in 144 reviews)); "Great benefits and PTO." ((in 98 reviews)); "Great colleagues whom have been very helpful when in doubt about stuff and also quick in reply etc." ((in 51 reviews)); "Pay is good if you're right out of college and you can make good money there." ((in 47 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work/life balance" ((in 43 reviews))

What are the cons of working at SolarWinds according to real employee reviews?

"1. Headless Managers and Directors" ((in 49 reviews)); "No training you have to learn on your own – ‘survival of the fittest’." ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management is a bit old" ((in 24 reviews)); "CEO at the time was a incompetent" ((in 24 reviews)); "Do you want to be the hapless victim of blatant favoritism and pipeline manipulation?" ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about SolarWinds layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about SolarWinds layoffs and their outlook for job security at SolarWinds in 2026.

What are the top reviewed SolarWinds locations?

Austin , Lehi , Charlotte , Boulder , Raleigh , Durham , Reston , Research Triangle Park , Morrisville , Houston , Ireland , Post Falls , Salt Lake City , New York , Washington , Dallas , San Francisco , San Jose , Miami , Jersey City , Newark , Charlottesville , Arlington , Malta , Omaha , Jacksonville , Round Rock , Texas City , Los Angeles , Westminster

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SolarWinds reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,463 total reviews)

Sudhakar Ramakrishna

79% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

SolarWinds has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SolarWinds 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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1K reviews

1.0

Jan 12, 2016

No Job Security - Frequent Layoffs with No reason

Tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Infrastructure, Full Internet access, No dress code, Work from Home, Quarterly outings

Cons

Frequent Layoffs, No Proper reason for the layoffs, Very poor management, Two Directors, 10 Managers, 8 Senior Leads and No. of Leads, Seniors to manage less than 200 people. All High level management is safe always. No proper salary structure followed based on either experience or technical skills. Full control is on the management. Management will screw us if they dont like without any proper reason.

2.0

Nov 11, 2015

Management to Employee Communications need Improvement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Atmosphere is really laid back.

Cons

Communication is not effective with higher management.

1.0

Sep 3, 2015

SALES!!!! CAN YOU SELL? If not get out.....

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free coffee and food. Good wage but not worth the stress

Cons

Poor management. Single minded framework. Unless you are sales frantic steer clear. They employ the 'hard sell' model. Customers become abusive with the solarwinds approach. They love yes men. If you are an overly aggressive sales person this company is for you.

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