Does Detroit Labs pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Detroit Labs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Detroit Labs. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Detroit Labs?

58% of Detroit Labs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Detroit Labs 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Detroit Labs?

Software Developer (9) , Software Engineer (8) , Delivery Lead (6) , Applications Developer (3) , Quality Engineer (2) , Web Developer (2)

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

"Amazing people, very kind and easy to work with." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"The culture at Detroit Labs has changed significantly for the worse in the past few years, and the low salary can no longer be justified or offset due to the changes." ((in 7 reviews)); "Also, a emphasis on shared knowledge and boundary of pushing at the core of it's culture." ((in 6 reviews)); "leadership seems confused" ((in 6 reviews)); "Pay could be better Layoffs Promotions and raises are defined by your colleagues through CultureAmp (a platform to gather feedback)." ((in 4 reviews)); "Compensation is low and titles are deflated compared to market." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Detroit Labs layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Detroit Labs locations?

Detroit , Michigan Center , Dallas , Bentonville

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Detroit Labs reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)

Paul Glomski

75% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Detroit Labs has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Detroit Labs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

52 reviews

2.0

Mar 1, 2023

No longer a great place to work.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Two stars for the amazing people I was privileged to know and work with. Some of the best I've met. Unfortunately, many have moved on due to the reasons below.

Cons

Detroit Labs has been slowly going downhill for the past few years. This used to be an exceptional place to work, but culture and people are no longer priorities. Many of the best folks saw the writing on the wall and left. Leadership is visibly burned out and disconnected. Sales has never been a strong suit and biz dev is just floundering. The apprentice program was one of the things that made Labs special and it's long gone. Layoffs have cut most early career folks. Compensation is low and titles are deflated compared to market.

3.0

Feb 3, 2023

Great people to work with but not the greatest leadership team

Quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I worked with some of the smartest and most hard working people at Detroit Labs. The overall company culture is great in the sense they'll give you everything you need to have a good work setup at home.

Cons

I definitely think it is very difficult to get promoted at Labs. I was part of the group that Detroit Labs decided to lay off and granted I knew a few months in advance that there was a possibility and I received help but not the type of help or support that I needed. I saw people with less overall experience be put on other projects while I was kept on the sideline. They have an onsite program which is almost impossible to land, this is where they have other "clients" where you'll get submitted for a role through the Detroit Labs talent specialist but never hear back. I went from hearing from my manager that I won't be laid off to there is a chance I might to being given my lay off date.

1.0

Jul 12, 2021

It was great, it is no longer a great place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people who work there are great, many have left though. The benefits are really really good.

Cons

Below industry rate of pay Certain members of the leadership team gaslight. Even if you bring up an issue to work through with them, you're the problem. Toxic positivity where you cant bubble up issues with founders, which didn't use to be the case Leadership doesn't like it if you disagree, which didn't used to be the case

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