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 147 reviews)); "good benefits and health care" ((in 84 reviews)); "Great colleagues whom have been very helpful when in doubt about stuff and also quick in reply etc." ((in 49 reviews)); "Pay is good if you're right out of college and you can make good money there." ((in 48 reviews)); "This company provides good salaries and it's also a solid company." ((in 40 reviews))

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

"1. Headless Managers and Directors" ((in 50 reviews)); "No training you have to learn on your own – ‘survival of the fittest’." ((in 27 reviews)); "Upper management is a bit old" ((in 25 reviews)); "CEO at the time was a incompetent" ((in 25 reviews)); "Do you want to be the hapless victim of blatant favoritism and pipeline manipulation?" ((in 16 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

4.0

Jul 20, 2012

Grass is not always greener

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch (Twice a week) After business hours, no work (No on-call, etc) Energetic Something different all day No travel (Unlike other Sales Engineers)

Cons

Calls get boring after a while. On the phone after a while.

4.0

Jul 10, 2012

solid understanding of software sales

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

profitable, stable place to work, very good model for selling software

Cons

Can be political at times

2.0

Jul 2, 2012

Don't work here if you care anything about a healthy working atmosphere.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch 2X a week. The salary isn't bad, but they will lowball you.

Cons

This is the worst company I have ever worked for. Don't be fooled - SolarWinds is a SALES organization, and nothing else. If you're here to do technology, or marketing, or something that supports the sales of the software, be prepared to just suck it up on a daily basis and "git er done". And because of that, there are no rules when it comes to getting work done. There is no training. It's pretty much get thrown in the deep end after a baptismal by fire. If you make it then you can stay. And they don't give a crap if you don't. Upper mgmt > veep level heavy. Suits: individual contributors is almost 1:1. And they are very controlling to the point of micromanagement. And if you have any desire to move up or make your mark, forget it. They will either choke you out, or load you up until you bail. There is no moving up there. There is no collaboration. There are no open ears to your ideas. Be prepared to put in a lot of hours. There is no work/life balance. If you have a family and want to see them, don't even bother interviewing. The CEO's favorite phrase is something like, "If you are uncomfortable with chaos then you don't belong here."

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