Does MicroStrategy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MicroStrategy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MicroStrategy. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MicroStrategy?

38% of MicroStrategy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MicroStrategy 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MicroStrategy?

Software Engineer (104) , Consultant (59) , Senior Consultant (46) , Account Executive (40) , Senior Software Engineer (32) , Technical Support Engineer (26) , Sales Engineer (23) , Sales (19) , Director (14) , Quality Engineer (14) , Associate Consultant (13) , Software Quality Engineer (12) , Sales Executive (11) , Senior Associate Consultant (11) , Senior Sales Engineer (11)

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

"The people I worked with were great and the product which was actually great up until a few years ago." ((in 171 reviews)); "in general good work/life balance" ((in 69 reviews)); "Good benefit in this area." ((in 56 reviews)); "Good pay and benefit." ((in 43 reviews)); "Cheerful and smart colleagues" ((in 43 reviews))

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

"no enough competition and low salary" ((in 58 reviews)); "Upper management is absolutely horrible at everything, except getting in the way of people trying to do their job." ((in 45 reviews)); "Senior leadership below Glorious Leader exist solely to enable his micromanaging processes and to lick his boots." ((in 44 reviews)); "Massive layoffs in summer 2014 showed that the company's ebbs and flows were not normal." ((in 39 reviews)); "hand the negative impact that a bad CEO can have on an entire company's culture." ((in 37 reviews))

What are employees saying about MicroStrategy layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed MicroStrategy locations?

Buenos Aires , Mendoza , Córdoba , San Luis , Santiago del Estero

MicroStrategy reviews

2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(1,367 total reviews)

Phong Le

30% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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MicroStrategy has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,367 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The MicroStrategy employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Sep 8, 2025

Mixed Feelings About Leadership

Senior demand generation manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool vibes in the office Great peers

Cons

Leadership is very scattered and constantly changing

4.0

Sep 4, 2025

Great place to work at for enterprise BI, if you love Bitcoin too

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Quarterly performance bonuses • Innovative Bitcoin treasury strategy means the stock goes up (RSUs more valuable) • Constantly trying to change and evolve

Cons

• Legacy enterprise company; slower to make change happen • Poor change management • Sometimes the Bitcoin treasury business seems to be more important than the software business

1.0

Aug 7, 2025

Don't Join, Politics and micromanagement all around !!!!!!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can't say anything as there are none

Cons

Technically shallow Micromanagement No WFH No heirachy of Software Devs in IDC Bad management

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Mixed Feelings About Leadership

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Don't Join, Politics and micromanagement all around !!!!!!

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