Is Peraton a good company to work for?

Peraton has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 1,916 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at Peraton to a friend and 54% 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 3.4 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?

57% 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 186 reviews)); "Good work from home sets own schedule can work any hours" ((in 61 reviews)); "There is a good work life balance and they want you to excel and better yourself." ((in 59 reviews)); "Great director and leadership locally in Blacksburg." ((in 41 reviews)); "Good salary and remote work." ((in 29 reviews))

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

"Managers are young and inexperienced and only there to run reports about how badly everyone is doing." ((in 31 reviews)); "Almost everything is an emergency, good ole carrot and stick for advancement, upper management is a big issue." ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor communication and organization from Management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Absolutely horrible management very little training tasks are not reasonable and alote of dishonesty." ((in 19 reviews)); "No bonus for contract work." ((in 17 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 , Omaha , Denver , Bethesda

Peraton reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,735 total reviews)

Steve Schorer

59% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Peraton has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,735 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

Mar 25, 2018

A Company that Doesn't Value its Employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Honestly I can't think of any. Only work here if you want to be apart of a company that works its people to exhaustion and gives zero support to its people actually performing the vital work that keeps the company running.

Cons

After leaving Harris, the company culture turned from highly valuing its employees to looking at people as expendable. People now are pushed to work unrelenting hours with zero rewards. If they leave, the work is put on those who remain until they grow exhausted and feel they have to leave. The company hired a new President, made dozen of new VP positions, and increased the indirect staff immensely. The direct program support continues to wane while profit requirements only increase.

1.0

Mar 24, 2018

Peraton is trying to "Fluff" their glass door reviews with fake reviews from management teams

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Starting to listen to employees

Cons

Seems like most have already been listed

2.0

Jan 29, 2023

Good benefits if you have TS/SCI w/ CI Poly but don’t expect good pay, raises, self-improvement opportunity.

Systems engineer

Recommend

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Benefits if you have TS/SCI w/ CI Poly (fully paid for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 5 weeks PTO)

Cons

Management was not great. My manager didn’t give me work even when I asked and this reflected very poorly on my end of year assessment for some reason. I ended up getting a ~3% raise in a year with 8% inflation. They advertise self-improvement, but every time I asked any manager to pay for my certs, they made me jump through a million hoops and ended up saying they don’t have enough money in their budget to pay for it right now. Even their in-house trainings, they wouldn’t pay for me to get the certs in. I was laid off a project with 2 weeks notice to find a new team or be unemployed. I ended up getting a promotion with the company, but they didn’t give me a raise even though I went from remote to fully in-person. When I quit the new team, the new manager was extremely upset and not understanding with me even though they had laid me off less than a month ago. I gave my two weeks notice and she pushed me out the door the next day meaning I lost out on 2 weeks of pay. 401k matching vests after 2 years

Peraton Response

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Thank you for taking the time to share feedback on your experience with Peraton. Your honesty and transparency will help us improve. If you would like to share additional details, please reach out to us at recruitmentmarketing@peraton.com.

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