Does Draper pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Draper employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Draper. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Draper?

90% of Draper employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Draper 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Draper?

Intern (22) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (20) , Member Of Technical Staff (11) , Member of Technical Staff II (11) , Principal Member of Technical Staff (10) , Software Engineer (8) , Engineer (7) , Senior Member of the Technical Staff (7) , Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (6) , Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) (6) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , Systems Engineer (6) , Engineering Intern (5) , SMTS - Senior Member of Technical Staff (5) , Internship (4)

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

"Great People and doing awesome work" ((in 62 reviews)); "The benefits are good which helps you forget the daily abuse." ((in 55 reviews)); "Pay was good for what I did." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 20 reviews)); "Great, smart coworkers" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Poor management, politics plays big , Group Leaders have no clue what there people do in there departments." ((in 25 reviews)); "The culture is terrible." ((in 16 reviews)); "Purchasing and upper management are affected by this." ((in 12 reviews)); "4 different managers over about 2 years." ((in 10 reviews)); "leadership by 35, GTFO." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Draper layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Draper locations?

Cambridge , Boston , Saint Petersburg , Tampa , Huntsville , Houston , Cape Canaveral , North Bergen , Arlington , Reston , Cornwall , San Antonio , West Lafayette , New Castle , Odon , Kent , Londonderry , New London , Orlando , Andover , Malden , Westford , Saint Petersburg Beach

Draper reviews

4.1

90% would recommend to a friend

(385 total reviews)

Jerry Wohletz

94% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Draper has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 385 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Draper employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

385 reviews

4.0

Sep 28, 2016

Stable company to stay at long term, difficult to advance quickly with only BS degree and limited work experience

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worked with many of the brightest people I've ever met. An easy-going work environment, especially for a defense contractor, great benefits, great location if you want to live in the greater boston area. The work that goes on is very interesting and is a great place to learn.

Cons

The company is going through organizational changes and there is not always a steady stream of work for the great influx of people they're hiring, it can be difficult to get onto a new project when one project has ended unless you were lucky enough to make the right connections quickly (this applies to newer people who are not as established at the company, in my experience)

3.0

Sep 23, 2016

Business side

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, talented people in the trenches who think outside of the box and quickly come up with solutions to tough problems. Very little political drama. Great benefits.

Cons

CEO is a micromanager, with little appreciation that outside partners don't revolve their operations around his Draper-assigned and often unrealistic timelines. Bonuses only for a chosen few, which provides little motivation to go above and beyond. Senior mgmt is mostly engineers with no real world business experience.

4.0

Sep 19, 2016

Intern

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very welcoming environment. Many opportunities to pursue research interests.

Cons

there are no down sides.

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