Is Peraton a good company to work for?

Peraton has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 1,919 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Peraton to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Peraton have been left by employees working as Intern , Network Engineer and Senior Research Scientist .

Does Peraton pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Peraton employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Peraton. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Peraton?

58% of Peraton employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Peraton 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Peraton?

Software Engineer (81) , Background Investigator (79) , Investigator (55) , Systems Engineer (53) , Systems Administrator (28) , Network Engineer (25) , Analyst (22) , Senior Software Engineer (22) , Business Analyst (21) , Program Manager (21) , Software Developer (21) , IT Specialist (20) , Background Investigator I (17) , Project Manager (15) , Manager (13)

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

"Benefits are good and affordable" ((in 204 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and ability to make your own schedule." ((in 64 reviews)); "Good work from home sets own schedule can work any hours" ((in 56 reviews)); "Great director and leadership locally in Blacksburg." ((in 46 reviews)); "The knowledge and the culture is great" ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Almost everything is an emergency, good ole carrot and stick for advancement, upper management is a big issue." ((in 24 reviews)); "Instability and lack of communication" ((in 23 reviews)); "No bonus for contract work." ((in 19 reviews)); "Absolutely horrible management very little training tasks are not reasonable and alote of dishonesty." ((in 19 reviews)); "The morale is low." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Peraton layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Peraton locations?

Herndon , Washington , Chantilly , Reston , San Diego , Arlington , Baltimore , Atlanta , Colorado Springs , Greenbelt , Blacksburg , Annapolis Junction , Alexandria , Las Cruces , San Antonio , Basking Ridge , Fairfax , New York , Huntsville , Norfolk , Virginia Beach , Silver Spring , McLean , Raleigh , Los Angeles , Offutt AFB , Boise , Richmond , Omaha , Denver

Peraton reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,738 total reviews)

Steve Schorer

61% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Peraton has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,738 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Peraton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

1.0

May 4, 2021

Absolute Horrendous Transition

Senior network & security engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that I can find.

Cons

Buys out companies and the transition from one company to them is the worst in the world. They have no support system to get into their companies emails, etc. when told we are to use them. Was told by their company that I am not their problem.

3.0

Apr 2, 2021

Rollercoaster - Highs and Lows

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is generally above the average (From what I've seen). Decent benefits package . A lot of PTO can be accrued. A majority of employees are working remotely and have proven to still be able to deliver results when management was opposed to remote working before the pandemic happened. There are a lot of smart and talented individuals here that you can always ask questions and discuss with. Rapidly growing - very fast paced environment so you're never bored.

Cons

Parent company has put everyone between a "rock and a hard place" with its recent decisions. There is no sick leave - everything is part of PTO except floaters, Holidays and bereavement leave. Teams are running SUPER lean - there are a lot of single points of failure. Not sure if employees can keep up with the rapid pace of growth/expansion that has occurred lately, and will occur in the future. Upper management has a tendency to ask us to produce results, but give us very little direction/guidance. If you enjoy learning on the fly - this would be for you!

2.0

Feb 22, 2021

Run!!

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paycheck, some good coworkers there.

Cons

Watch out for the fake reviews

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