Does Verisign pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Verisign employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Verisign. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Verisign?

49% of Verisign employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Verisign 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Verisign?

Senior Software Engineer (20) , Software Engineer (20) , Intern (11) , Project Manager (10) , Software Engineer III (8) , Engineer III (7) , Senior Engineer (7) , Director (6) , Engineer II (6) , Software Engineer II (6) , Senior Manager (5) , Software Developer (5) , Software Engineer IV (5) , Engineer (4) , Engineer IV (4)

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

"Great benefits and on" ((in 77 reviews)); "Great people and products." ((in 31 reviews)); "Salary is good though not great" ((in 27 reviews)); "Compensation is excellent at VeriSign and career advancement/promotions are acheivable." ((in 26 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is good" ((in 25 reviews))

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

"Its so bad that management does not even allow Q&A at all hands meetings." ((in 24 reviews)); "Pray you get a good manager" ((in 13 reviews)); "Growth opportunity does not exist for Mid Management" ((in 7 reviews)); "Leadership is cliquey and overworks direct reports." ((in 7 reviews)); "The senior management is dominantly white males, although there are lots of minorities as the work bees." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Verisign layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Verisign locations?

Reston , Mountain View , Dulles , Savannah , Santa Cruz , Denver , Herndon , Washington , Overland Park , New York , San Francisco , San Jose , Olympia , Providence , Watertown , Ashburn , Fairfax , Sterling , Highland , Los Angeles , Oakland , San Mateo , Broomfield , Seattle , Tampa , Needham , Waltham , Alpharetta , Atlanta , New Castle

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Verisign reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(428 total reviews)

D. James Bidzos

52% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Verisign has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 428 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Verisign 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

428 reviews

4.0

Apr 8, 2010

Great benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

VeriSign has really good benefits, more than I've seen with most companies I've worked for. Compensation and salary are all pretty good, too.

Cons

There have been a lot of management changes in the past and that has impacted the direction and focus of hte company.

4.0

Feb 24, 2010

Overall a great place to work

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, lots of internal job opportunities, good training programs

Cons

Constant reorganization and restructuring; many layers of management

4.0

Feb 20, 2010

A good company by lack of direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good ESPP. 2. Friendly colleagues. 3. Nice manager for me. 4. Interesting and just in time training. 5. Vacation is good.

Cons

1. Mediocre executives although the founder is awesome. 2. Slow Green Card applications. 3. Losing direction in production development. 4. Weak sale forces.

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