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 50 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 23 reviews)); "Pay was good for what I did." ((in 22 reviews)); "Great coworkers." ((in 15 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 23 reviews)); "The culture is terrible." ((in 15 reviews)); "Purchasing and upper management are affected by this." ((in 13 reviews)); "4 different managers over about 2 years." ((in 9 reviews)); "Being that its mostly defense/government work, salaries aren't as high as in industry." ((in 6 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

Jan 28, 2015

Draper Lab has many interesting projects, opportunities to work on emerging technologies, but an antiquated culture.

Senior member of the technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting Projects and Technologies Accomplished Colleagues Flexible Work Schedule Occasional Work From Home Fascinating Corporate History

Cons

Passé Work Culture and Management Style Little to No Training Opportunities Confused Corporate Message to Font Line Employees Dilbert-esque Environment

3.0

Jan 17, 2015

Great place to have a job, not a good place to grow a career

Senior member technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a great place to have a job - the work environment is generally good. They have good benefits, average vacation, and are very flexible if you need to re-arrange your schedule around family needs. The work is interesting and the people are smart.

Cons

Draper is a bad place to try to grow a career. As a practice, they only promote people who have led successful projects (i.e., projects that led to follow-on revenue). There is no path to promotion for people who choose to focus on technical work or for people who agree to lead riskier projects less certain of successful follow-on funding. When they want upper level technical staff they hire from outside and do not look to advance their own people. Communication has generally been horrible between upper management and the rest of the company. However, we just got a new CEO (in Oct 2014) and hopefully that is going to change. There is very little support for software engineering - IT caters only to administrative and management functions and it is very difficult to use any current software tools, packages, etc. that are available to enable better software development.

5.0

Jan 9, 2015

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, great benefits, emphasis on education!

Cons

Easy to drift along if you aren't active seeking work

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Draper Lab has many interesting projects, opportunities to work on emerging technologies, but an antiquated culture.

Great place to have a job, not a good place to grow a career

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