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 (33) , 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 170 reviews)); "in general good work/life balance" ((in 67 reviews)); "Good benefit in this area." ((in 59 reviews)); "Cheerful and smart colleagues" ((in 47 reviews)); "Pay and commission is good." ((in 42 reviews))

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

"Salary is low than other big company" ((in 54 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 42 reviews)); "hand the negative impact that a bad CEO can have on an entire company's culture." ((in 38 reviews)); "Massive layoffs in summer 2014 showed that the company's ebbs and flows were not normal." ((in 38 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

(1,369 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 1,369 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

1.0

Mar 7, 2012

Great technology vision, Terrible Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Technological vision in place. Michael Saylor is a true visionary.

Cons

Cut-Throat Culture. Lots of politics. People are treated as disposable assets.

5.0

Mar 2, 2012

I feel happy and proud to work in MicroStrategy.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MSTR encourages employees to have a good balance between life and work. I feel free and comfortable to work at MSTR.

Cons

MSTR offers less opportunities for Chinese employees to be a senior manager.

3.0

Mar 1, 2012

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is truly serious about succeeding in the business intelligence area, and would expand more in next few years.

Cons

The work environment is not like a technology company. It's more like a financial firm. Do not like that for sure

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