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 64 reviews)); "Great benefits is about it" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 22 reviews)); "Pay was good for what I did." ((in 18 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 22 reviews)); "The culture is terrible." ((in 14 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.

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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

4.0

Feb 17, 2011

Overall interesting work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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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.

3.0

Jan 16, 2011

A place with great name recognition but feels tired

Principa researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great name recognitio Decent pay compared to industry Great location in boston next to MIT campus with vibrant start up environment

Cons

The place is overly consumed with long term, lead-nowhere projects Has low employee morale and depressing work environment Management could improve

4.0

Sep 7, 2010

Working for Draper

Principal member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Excellent technical resources to address very challenging technical problems Very stable Good compensation and benefits

Cons

Somewhat bureaucratic and slow Matrixed management makes it hard to define role

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