Does Forcepoint pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Forcepoint employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Forcepoint. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Forcepoint?

76% of Forcepoint employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Forcepoint 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Forcepoint?

Software Engineer (74) , Technical Support Engineer (41) , Senior Software Engineer (38) , Account Manager (25) , Manager (24) , Senior Sales Engineer (22) , Inside Sales Representative (20) , Sales (20) , Sales Engineer (19) , Engineer (13) , Sales Representative (13) , Director (12) , Principal Software Engineer (12) , Account Executive (11) , Customer Success Manager (10)

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

"Great people to work with and for" ((in 138 reviews)); "Perks & benefits are good" ((in 69 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 62 reviews)); "The community and culture inside Forcepoint is great." ((in 58 reviews)); "Great Team to work with." ((in 55 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership brought in through the hiring of old friends" ((in 38 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs and somewhat lackadaisical engineering" ((in 30 reviews)); "If you have a good manager then everything else is at its best" ((in 29 reviews)); "Bad Upper Management." ((in 19 reviews)); "No Job security and no future goals." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Forcepoint layoffs in 2026?

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

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Forcepoint reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,342 total reviews)

Ryan Windham

80% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

Forcepoint has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,342 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Forcepoint employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Jun 30, 2025

bad, avoid

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good benefits, salary, etc etc

Cons

management is clueless, bad engineers

Forcepoint Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We appreciate your input and are committed to maintaining transparency and continuously striving for improvement. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us achieve these goals. We wish you nothing but success in your future endeavors.

1.0

Jun 28, 2025

Avoid at all costs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours Health insurance benefits

Cons

- frequent upper management change - mass layoffs almost every year. - hire and fire company. - legacy technology, not building any modern tech. All modern tech that they advertise are coming from acquisition of small companies.

Forcepoint Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We genuinely appreciate your input and are committed to maintaining transparency and continuously striving for improvement. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us achieve these goals. We wish you nothing but success in your future endeavors.

3.0

Jun 25, 2025

Good experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technical people, good product, solid engineering.

Cons

Legacy technology, teams are under resourced.

Forcepoint Response

We value your feedback and aim to use insight from current and former employees to continuously improve. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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