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

3.0

Apr 26, 2022

Strong benefits, good people, weak management

Coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong benefits when compared to other companies, where basic benefits are described as “strong.” Nice, collegial atmosphere.

Cons

Homogeneity to the point of parody. Very white and very male. Lots of talk of “valuing diversity” following the murder of George Floyd and the nationwide protests in 2020 but within months, all talk ceased and no visible actions taken to create a more “just” culture. Inflexible direct manager who inhibited growth, exceedingly passive-aggressive and never offered direct feedback unless prompted and often aggressive, vague and unhelpful.

3.0

Feb 21, 2022

Great Employees, Poorly Managed

Scientist iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

CRA is staffed by intelligent and hardworking scientists and engineers who work on a variety of interesting projects. The company is striving to grow beyond a small business size.

Cons

Management at the company is conservative about change. The company’s roots are in SBIr projects and funding, which continues to this day. Despite desire to grow beyond SBIR projects the company lacks the infrastructure and experience needed to prime large contracts. Staff, particularly scientists, are expected to be one man/woman shows who master business development, proposal writing, project management, subcontractor management, in additition to being masters/experts of their primary area of interest. Although the company pays lip service to base salary and annual bonuses being merit based the reality is that raises, bonuses, and promotions are much more intricately linked to proposal writing and contracts brought into the company than merit/quality of technical work.

4.0

Dec 22, 2021

Close to perfect for a small company.

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Room for growth. Constant learning and new challenges.

Cons

Salary highly dependent on time within company.

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Jobs at Charles River Analytics

Scientist - Human Computer Interaction (UX/HCI/HMI)

Senior Scientist, Computer Vision & Robotics

Senior Scientist - Human Computer Interaction (UX/HCI/HMI)

Software QA Tester Intern/Co-op (Fall 2026)

Software Engineer, Computer Vision & Autonomy