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

Jun 1, 2018

Poor Company Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Most DL employees are super open, fun, and collaborative. • Flexible with working from home/remotely

Cons

• Detroit Labs' company culture is extremely strange and toxic. The company functions as a Holacracy (look it up), with an extremely flat org structure. There is functionally no management except for the company founders, and they are utterly uninterested in improving the day-to-day of the company. • Compensation is poor, as are benefits.

Detroit Labs Response

Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear you felt that about your experience, we are always looking to grow.

1.0

Feb 12, 2024

Flailing and flaccid

Delivery lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Thoughtful and creative engineering team on the services side of the company. Very good health insurance due to being an FOC company.

Cons

Sales team can’t close deals and haven’t been able to do it for several years. Leadership just threw more money at the ineffective sales team. Leadership has big ideas on strategic vision, but they are lacking completely in tactical skill.

2.0

Dec 12, 2022

Great people, broken processes, bad sales

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Some of the most empathetic and intelligent humans in Detroit hang their hat at Detroit Labs. This is because of its storied past, not the current state of the company. - Genuine opportunities for juniors and mid level developers to hone their craft.

Cons

- Complete lack of sales - Lack of recent innovation, previously Detroit Labs was actively working on frameworks and open source projects. - Extremely difficult to get promoted from within. When I was denied an internal promotion, the conversation made me feel small and irrelevant. I had been working my tail off for 2+ years and it felt like nobody in leadership noticed.

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