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?

68% 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, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fortinet?

Systems Engineer (201) , Technical Support Engineer (161) , Software Engineer (99) , TAC Engineer (98) , Major Account Manager (87) , Account Manager (55) , Software Developer (53) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (50) , Senior Software Engineer (43) , 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 174 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 137 reviews)); "Great culture where you can be yourself and are accepted within the community with respect and kindness." ((in 137 reviews)); "4) Good salary and Stocks" ((in 131 reviews)); "Very flexible and provide good benefits" ((in 130 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 122 reviews)); "It's not that the managers in the sales regions are bad leaders, they're just powerless and afraid." ((in 40 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 30 reviews)); "lack of diversity in some department" ((in 16 reviews)); "You will be gaslighted and bullied by upper management." ((in 13 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

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,889 total reviews)

Ken Xie

72% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

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 2,889 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

4.0

Jan 7, 2016

Flexible working environment for R&D

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working environment for R&D

Cons

Lack of free office space and internal business information systems

1.0

Jan 7, 2016

Fortinet's growth has stunted!

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learned a great deal about the channel, sales, network security space. Have met some really smart folks along the way.

Cons

Awful, awful communication between management and their employees, teams, partners, etc. Pay is no longer competitive with industry. Fortigates can only carry this company for so long.

1.0

Jan 6, 2016

AVOID FORTINET

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well, I guess working at Fortinet is better than being raped in prison but not by very much. Location is good since I live in Sunnyvale.

Cons

Engineering management is really incompetent and has no respect for people. No PTO. No bonus, Almost every project is a failure, so managers line up scapegoats early.

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