Does SolidWorks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SolidWorks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SolidWorks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SolidWorks?

68% of SolidWorks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SolidWorks 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SolidWorks?

Software Engineer (7) , Manager (4) , Applications Engineer (2) , Design Engineer (2) , Designer (2) , Sales Manager (2) , Senior Technical Support Engineer (2) , Technical Sales Engineer (2)

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

"People you work with are great" ((in 17 reviews)); "The benefits are good but getting a bit expensive" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 7 reviews)); "A very pleasant and friendly work environment." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good pay very good very good" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Upper management is highly disorganized and inexperienced" ((in 4 reviews)); "compensation low" ((in 3 reviews)); "While the benefits are amazing, the salary itself is below market rate in my opinion." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about SolidWorks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed SolidWorks locations?

Waltham , Concord , Boston , Woodland Hills , Massapequa Park , Texas City , Minneapolis , Los Angeles , Oakland , San Jose , Trinidad , Bothell , Watertown

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SolidWorks

Part of Dassault Systèmes

SolidWorks reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Gian Paolo Bassi

74% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Reviews by job title

18 reviews

Reviews about "Culture"

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3.0

Oct 18, 2013

Stayed too long

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Modern office environment. Great cafeteria and free fitness facility. * CAD software is visual and exciting to work with. * Many smart colleagues to interact with. * Great about allowing employees to change jobs or careers. Many success stories of people doing that.

Cons

* Culture shifted dramatically in last few years. Founders left. Dassault Systemes started incessantly pushing their influence into every aspect of work life. * Move to Waltham, MA was a dreadful decision.

3.0

May 26, 2013

good company, fast growth

Inside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- technology is great, lots of room to grow - good management, experienced top team, low turnover -global presence, growth potential overseas

Cons

- low work life balance - no next gen product, acad still better - integration with DS hurts innovation -no social media strategy

3.0

Apr 25, 2013

Used to be great. Now it's average

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people. Cool software. Very international environment. Busy - Lots of work to do. new building is pretty nice. good salary. flexible hours. my boss is great.

Cons

Not enough staff. Lack of decisionmaking due to mother company imposing its will. Way too many complex and heavy processes. Poor communication. Too many initiatives happening at once, without clear understanding of what we are doing and why.

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