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

5.0

Apr 13, 2026

Supportive culture with interesting work but lots of change

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, good colleagues, company is supportive and there is good work/life balance. There are leadership opportunities for those to want them. Pay is competitive.

Cons

Raises haven't kept up with inflation. It's hard to break in as a new employee. There is a lot of change, mostly for the better but a lot of change.

4.0

Mar 24, 2026

Great for now, will it still be Draper in 5 years?

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work Ability to rotate programs and find work that fits you (YMMV) Flexible WFH policy Great people to work with Great direct management Good work life balance Retirement matching is amazing (5% employee -> 10% Draper)

Cons

CEO seems to want to be a big prime Culture is shifting from "doing interesting things yields great work" to "overhead is the devil" Pay is less than what you could get at other similar companies

5.0

Mar 21, 2026

Great place to work

Sr member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Current CEO has really improved WLB, compensation, and more. A lot of good things happening at the company.

Cons

Still can be a fair amount of Bureaucracy at times

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