Does SolarWinds pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SolarWinds employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 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?

70% 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, 3.7 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) (15) , 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 149 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 93 reviews)); "Pay is good if you're right out of college and you can make good money there." ((in 49 reviews)); "Good colleagues in different departments" ((in 47 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work/life balance" ((in 46 reviews))

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

"1. Headless Managers and Directors" ((in 51 reviews)); "CEO at the time was a incompetent" ((in 26 reviews)); "Upper management is a bit old" ((in 23 reviews)); "No training you have to learn on your own – ‘survival of the fittest’." ((in 22 reviews)); "Micromanagement of all leadership with no work from home options." ((in 15 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

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,458 total reviews)

Sudhakar Ramakrishna

78% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

SolarWinds has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,458 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

May 21, 2015

No Fun No Money

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solarwinds has a great facility in a very accessible location

Cons

The culture is poor and model doesn't support career growth. The top 10% of reps make all the money and everyone else is lucky to survive.

1.0

May 20, 2015

How badly...how DESPERATELY...do you need a job?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Neat products Boatloads of starchy snacks and free lunches.

Cons

Do you want to be micro-managed to the NTH degree by the worst sales management team in all of history? By all means, go to work for SolarWinds. Do you want to be the hapless victim of blatant favoritism and pipeline manipulation? By all means, go to work for SolarWinds. Do you want to sell enterprise software like a used car salesman? Forced to lie to your customers in order to get the sale at all costs? By all means, go to work for SolarWinds. Do you want to hate your job with a missionary zeal? Leaving work every day wanting to slit your wrists? By all means, go to work for SolarWInds.

2.0

May 20, 2015

Software sales

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great entry level software job. Better than selling cars.

Cons

Software sales seem to be headed in a different direction

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