Does MathWorks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MathWorks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MathWorks. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MathWorks?

88% of MathWorks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MathWorks 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MathWorks?

Software Engineer (312) , Senior Software Engineer (163) , Quality Engineer (93) , Applications Support Engineer (69) , Intern (63) , Engineering Development Group (EDG) (59) , EDG Intern (51) , EDG (44) , EDG Engineer (38) , Software Developer (37) , Manager (35) , Engineer (33) , Applications Engineer (31) , Principal Software Engineer (31) , Software Engineer(Internship) (31)

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

"Work life balance is good and there are no late night calls unlike other companies and this could be a team specific information." ((in 457 reviews)); "Team and people are great" ((in 298 reviews)); "Great benefits and" ((in 153 reviews)); "Good work culture and people" ((in 134 reviews)); "Supportive environment with great colleagues." ((in 117 reviews))

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

"Low pay (we shouldn't have to rely on a stakeholder bonus to get a halfway decent salary)" ((in 119 reviews)); "low salary and old technology" ((in 111 reviews)); "No work from home policy" ((in 91 reviews)); "Most managers have been with the company for 15+ years and there is an emphasis on the "slow and steady" mantra." ((in 74 reviews)); "Compensation is low compared to other companies" ((in 40 reviews))

What are employees saying about MathWorks layoffs in 2026?

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

MathWorks reviews

4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(2,563 total reviews)

Jack Little

94% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.5

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

MathWorks has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,563 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MathWorks 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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3K reviews

2.0

Sep 16, 2013

To be successful you have to drink the coolaid. (See Culture and Values below)

Qa manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good pay, private company with quarterly bonuses based on revenue and performance. Delivery of software products for engineering and science applications. Strong penetration in the market and in University curriculum.

Cons

Completely development centric. No real authority as a Manager, but for managing individual contributors. Company focus on Quality, but this does not translate to better quality. Some senior managers are "untouchable" so things don't necessarily improve. Performance ratings not really set by managers; VPs can override. Managers have little say. Hard to get things done as a manager due to lots of politics. Many quality initiatives, but few have significant impact due to lack of adoption by teams that choose not to adopt quality initiatives. Flat QA organization: younger managers with 5 years of experience are at the same job level as those with 25+ years.

4.0

Sep 10, 2013

A Place to Spend a Successful Career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Balanced work environment with plenty of very capable people who are smart and passionate about MathWorks products and services. Campus gets better every year. For those who earn the right, there is plenty of limited autonomy. There are many other places to work, but few are as stable or secure. Wonderful suite of benefits and bonuses.

Cons

Insanely complex and painful review process that wastes enormous amounts of time that unfortunately has a minimal return on investment. There are significant limits on management's decision making authority as almost everything involves over-engineered processes and approvals.

3.0

Sep 8, 2013

If you can explain it, all wrongdoings and mistakes are fine.

Sales support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues and bosses who do not check your work if you know how to hide the fact you are not really trying to work. Takes 1-2 years to learn how to do that.

Cons

Do not apply to me, since I do not try to get any further in my life. For others it is a dead end with no chance of development.

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