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 16 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work environment within technical support" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good pay very good very good" ((in 4 reviews)); "Great work environment, Fantastic team, engaging work" ((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)); "While the benefits are amazing, the salary itself is below market rate in my opinion." ((in 3 reviews)); "compensation low" ((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.

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SolidWorks

Part of Dassault Systèmes

SolidWorks reviews

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 & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & 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

4.0

Mar 10, 2026

a place to retire

Ux designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Team culture for in person working

Cons

slow company growth and slow career growth

4.0

Jan 15, 2026

Great company to work.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work. Very friendly people.

Cons

No complaints. Slow on internal AI adoption.

4.0

Nov 19, 2025

Decent

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of great benefits

Cons

There are sometimes rude managers

Viewing 1 - 3 of 101 Reviews

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