Does Fortinet pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fortinet employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fortinet. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fortinet?

69% of Fortinet employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fortinet 3.9 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 Fortinet?

Systems Engineer (201) , Technical Support Engineer (162) , Software Engineer (99) , TAC Engineer (98) , Major Account Manager (87) , Account Manager (55) , Software Developer (53) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (51) , Senior Software Engineer (42) , Sales (40) , Inside Sales Representative (39) , Regional Account Manager (37) , Software QA Engineer (34) , Channel Account Manager (28) , Manager (25)

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

"Good work life balance and relax" ((in 178 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 136 reviews)); "Great culture where you can be yourself and are accepted within the community with respect and kindness." ((in 134 reviews)); "Very flexible and provide good benefits" ((in 132 reviews)); "4) Good salary and Stocks" ((in 117 reviews))

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

"Poor management and they don't take care of the employees" ((in 121 reviews)); "1 with my direct manager in a whole year." ((in 44 reviews)); "Leadership at the VP level and up is poor.... You'll be amazed at how much and how little requires CEO/CTO/CFO approval." ((in 32 reviews)); "Compensation; no diversity; slow grow" ((in 15 reviews)); "You will be gaslighted and bullied by upper management." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fortinet layoffs in 2026?

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

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Fortinet reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,893 total reviews)

Ken Xie

73% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Fortinet has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,893 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fortinet employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

2.0

Feb 20, 2017

Caveat Emptor

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will be successful if you comfortable working in a Chinese management style company. Typical salary and benefits for industry and Bay Area.

Cons

Cheap/frugal on expenses. If you are an acquired company, expect your tenure to last 12 -18 months max, especially if you are a manager or above. Limited internal promotion movement. Lots of senior management turnover.

2.0

Feb 17, 2017

Where the Mediocre Get Ahead & Excellence is Avoided

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fortinet has some very good products. The pay is in the mid to upper levels, and the benefits were excellent. The new HQ looks nice and is pleasant to work in.

Cons

There's a huge problem with both cronyism AND nepotism, where many of the people hired are neither qualified nor capable. There's everything from previous models to reality show contestants to shoe salespeople handed responsibility for things they know nothing about. The qualified senior managers last about 6-9 months and then leave. Most cite the CEO's difficult nature and lack of business sense as the reason. Many senior executives who do stay with the company are there, because of their expert ability to flatter and say yes to the CEO.

4.0

Feb 15, 2017

Good to Go

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Noting much to work stick on to some junk work

Cons

Old technologies being used Vision is still in oral Need to upgrade,No fully structured document for new joiners Some employees are egoists

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