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 65 reviews)); "The benefits are good which helps you forget the daily abuse." ((in 49 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 23 reviews)); "Pay was good for what I did." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great, smart 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 16 reviews)); "Purchasing and upper management are affected by this." ((in 13 reviews)); "4 different managers over about 2 years." ((in 10 reviews)); "leadership by 35, GTFO." ((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.

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4.1

90% would recommend to a friend

(384 total reviews)

Jerry Wohletz

94% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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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 384 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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384 reviews

5.0

Sep 17, 2011

Like working for family

Senior member of the technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The desire to do a good job stems from the respect of management and co-workers. At Draper I want to work hard so new opportunities come for me and my co-workers. It feels like you are all working together to suceed. This place is like no other...

Cons

Pay may lag similar for profit companies

4.0

Jul 24, 2011

Political

Member of technical staff ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting projects. Very intelligent co-workers. Close to Kendall T. Lots of benefits.

Cons

Political. It's obvious that some groups/people are held in higher esteem than other groups, which seem to drive promotions/raises. Lack of Diversity. Almost everyone is from MIT.

4.0

Feb 17, 2011

Overall interesting work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Intelligent coworkers and interesting work. Good mix of academia and industry. The prototyping that bridges the gap between basic research and production is an interesting niche to occupy.

Cons

Salary is on the low side. More interesting work is in internal R&D but those run out relatively quickly. Getting security clearances involve lots of paperwork which can be a hassle.

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