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 148 reviews)); "good benefits and health care" ((in 85 reviews)); "Pay is good if you're right out of college and you can make good money there." ((in 52 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work/life balance" ((in 44 reviews)); "Great colleagues whom have been very helpful when in doubt about stuff and also quick in reply etc." ((in 44 reviews))

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

"1. Headless Managers and Directors" ((in 51 reviews)); "No training you have to learn on your own – ‘survival of the fittest’." ((in 28 reviews)); "CEO at the time was a incompetent" ((in 26 reviews)); "Upper management is a bit old" ((in 24 reviews)); "Extreme blatant favoritism and severe hypocritical attitudes are monumental issues within the company." ((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.

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SolarWinds reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,457 total reviews)

Sudhakar Ramakrishna

78% approve of CEO

64% 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 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,457 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

2.0

Oct 15, 2012

Employees are just a means to an end

Senior marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are decent Pay is okay (but not as good as the margins would indicate) Free lunch twice per week

Cons

Politics have taken over. Innovation has come and gone. Employee feedback might as well be a punchline to a bad joke.

2.0

Oct 12, 2012

Terrible Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free Lunch twice a week, great benefits

Cons

Inconsistent management, bureaucratic, they definitely have favorites

2.0

Aug 3, 2012

Good pay and 2 lunches per week, chaos and lots of egos and interpersonal arguments.

Web

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay rate 2 nice lunches catered per week, snacks and drinks

Cons

Constant acquisitions and whole teams leaving often. Chaotic interoffice fights and egos.

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