Does Daniel Defense pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Daniel Defense employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Daniel Defense. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Daniel Defense?

83% of Daniel Defense employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Daniel Defense 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Daniel Defense?

CNC Machinist (8) , Sales (5) , Team Leader (4) , Engineer (3) , Manufacturing Technician (3) , Operations (3) , Team Lead (3) , CNC Operator (2) , Machine Operator (2) , Mfg Tech (2) , Production (2)

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

"great people to work with" ((in 9 reviews)); "Fellow employees are great" ((in 7 reviews)); "Cool work environment, discounted guns" ((in 6 reviews)); "Wages, benefits, culture, location, air conditioned facility" ((in 6 reviews)); "Competitive pay and friendly atmosphere." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Poor supervision and management." ((in 6 reviews)); "Hypocritical & lazy management, don't promote from within and hire people from Gulfstream that don't know what they're doing, rush products to market that have known issues, top heavy management (too many chiefs and not enough indians), lies to consumers about what is actually made in house and what is not, lies about QA testing processes, multiple members of Cindy's family work there that don't do their job well or at all but of course they won't be fired (double standards and blatant favoritism), don't speak your mind or disagree with management (even in a respectable manner) or you will be fired publicly and a mass email will be sent out to the entire company etc." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Daniel Defense layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Daniel Defense locations?

Black Creek , Ellabell , Ridgeland , Savannah , Statesboro , Pembroke

Daniel Defense reviews

4.3

83% would recommend to a friend

(83 total reviews)

Rod Reasen

100% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Daniel Defense has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 83 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Daniel Defense employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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83 reviews

5.0

Apr 5, 2019

Great Organization

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Dynamic Work Environment - Best In Class Products - Good Benefits - Amazing Factory

Cons

- Growing Pains sometimes

5.0

Apr 4, 2019

Great growing company with Awesome Vision!

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great owners who sincerely care about the employees. Very clean work environment and excellent working conditions. A vertically integrated company with huge growth potential for employees.

Cons

Very unpredictable Market. Benefits are still a little expensive.

4.0

Apr 4, 2019

Exciting Times

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Marty has great vision and has created a world class brand. We have many talented employees who are passionate about designing, building, marketing and selling great products.

Cons

Some growing pains as we move from a smaller "mom & pop" company to a larger, more sophisticated/complex organization.

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