Is MITRE a good company to work for?

MITRE has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 3,050 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 50% of employees would recommend working at MITRE to a friend and 23% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MITRE have been left by employees working as Internship , Data Science Intern and Software Engineer(Internship) .

Does MITRE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MITRE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MITRE. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MITRE?

50% of MITRE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MITRE 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MITRE?

Systems Engineer (123) , Software Engineer (87) , Engineer (75) , Principal Engineer (65) , Senior Software Engineer (56) , Intern (52) , Lead Engineer (52) , Senior Systems Engineer (48) , Principal Systems Engineer (40) , Cyber Security Engineer (39) , Principal (37) , Data Scientist (33) , Lead Systems Engineer (32) , CyberSecurity Engineer (27) , Senior Engineer (27)

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

"If you are a person who like to due multiple things and learn alot this is the place for you! the benefits are great also" ((in 375 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work life balance." ((in 359 reviews)); "The people you work with on a day to day basis are great people and very smart." ((in 274 reviews)); "Most colleagues are great to work with and the campuses in McLean and Bedford make going into the office less painful." ((in 104 reviews)); "Good hours and pay." ((in 89 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership (SVP and above) over the past few years exhausted any good will they had with employees." ((in 145 reviews)); "Management is poor and rewards a small inner circle." ((in 107 reviews)); "More alarming is that the current CEO has actually wiped out our cash reserves and borrowed $200+M to cover his continued ill" ((in 77 reviews)); "workers are not technical (without engineering degree training) and many managers' resume (their resumes are online) include graduate degrees that are useless for technical work." ((in 69 reviews)); "Salaries are low but competitive by non" ((in 57 reviews))

What are employees saying about MITRE layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed MITRE locations?

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MITRE reviews

3.2

50% would recommend to a friend

(596 total reviews)

Mark Peters

74% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

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4.1

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3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

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3.0

Sep 4, 2019

Used to be a great place to work

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great benefits (sort of). 401K matching is excellent and the dental care is excellent. However, lately the health care benefit has gone down the drain. They have moved to a single provider rather than the 3 options we used to have. Interesting work. Ability to work with lots of really great smart people. Supportive team environments - almost family like (this is starting to change).

Cons

MITRE is going through the longest culture change I have ever seen. 5+ years and its been rough and doesn't seem to be getting better. Leadership is better at communicating to the workforce about its intentions but implementation of the vision is different by center and programs. This creates confusion among the employees who work together on projects but are from different centers.

MITRE Response

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MITRE offers a wide range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of our employees, including two comprehensive health plans. By moving to a single provider in 2018, we’ve been able to deliver benefits that are important to our employees and their families, including a stronger suite of well-being programs targeted to the needs of MITRE’s population, modern point-of-care options like telemedicine and E-visits, and much more. MITRE is focusing on our culture because, as a central force shaping many of our behaviors, culture has the power to free-up or place boundaries on our potential, and it directly impacts the outcomes we achieve. In 2019, our employee survey results showed that we’re making great strides toward realizing our shared vision for the future.

5.0

Jul 24, 2019

Great Place to Work

Senior software systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work on many different projects across the company, great benefits, collaborative culture, flexible work schedule. MITRE values work-life balance

Cons

Sometimes you have to deal with red tape with government and government contractors

2.0

Jun 25, 2019

Increasingly top heavy, at detriment to "regular" employees

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Work is high impact and interesting. Many great people

Cons

Increasing management overhead is taking away from employees. Department management budgets are also decreasing - no charge codes being provided for all hands meetings, less money for training for staff, the number of staff under first-line managers continues to increase while the amount of time they are given to manage stays the same. Employees are left to scrounge for things that are provided routinely at other companies, like a second monitor. Meanwhile more and more VP positions continue to be added, and more upper management is made bonus-eligible. I feel less connected to upper management than I did when I was an entry-level employee, and have heard similar complaints from others.

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