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 14 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work environment within technical support" ((in 7 reviews)); "The benefits are good but getting a bit expensive" ((in 6 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 redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(101 total reviews)

Gian Paolo Bassi

74% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture and values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

SolidWorks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 101 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SolidWorks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

101 reviews

3.0

6 Dec 2023

Software Engineer

R&d software engineering specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good Work Culture Flexible Working Hours

Cons

Low salary compared to competitors

3.0

2 Nov 2025

Higher Management

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Easy to communicate, can talk freely about any issues.

Cons

No actions taken, doesn't matter how many issues are discussed

5.0

29 Nov 2022

i

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

new adventure in mechanical in diploma

Cons

i am responsible of my work

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