Does Charles River Analytics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Charles River Analytics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Charles River Analytics. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Charles River Analytics?

65% of Charles River Analytics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Charles River Analytics 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Charles River Analytics?

Software Engineer (6) , Software Engineer(Internship) (3) , (2) , Operations Coordinator (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Charles River Analytics according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great learning experience, good company culture where people seem to care about your development" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Charles River Analytics according to real employee reviews?

"workers and managers alike is common." ((in 3 reviews)); "Annual bonuses, especially for engineers, are far behind par compared to other tech companies in the area." ((in 3 reviews)); "The relative lack of management experience at the top has molded a highly political culture where diversity, and those who challenge ideas are not appreciated, Bullying is tolerated in some groups, scapegoating is common." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Charles River Analytics layoffs in 2026?

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

Charles River Analytics reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Karen Harper

68% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Charles River Analytics has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Charles River Analytics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

56 reviews

4.0

Apr 19, 2015

Scientist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, nice benefits, good technology, interesting problems

Cons

Defense contractor so salaries are on the low side

3.0

Mar 6, 2015

Technical Defense Contractor; interesting but not cutting edge

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits package, and independent work

Cons

long hours, competing directions, pay/respect for non-software engineers is sub par.

4.0

Dec 11, 2014

A technically challenging and rewarding place to work.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We work with some very bright people on a wide range of challenging & novel technical problems. Employees may wear many hats and gain valuable experience if they are willing to leave their comfort zone.

Cons

Charles River provides increased job security, environment, interesting problems, and benefits at the cost of below-average overall compensation.

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