Does Rocket Lab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rocket Lab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rocket Lab. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rocket Lab?

68% of Rocket Lab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rocket Lab 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rocket Lab?

Engineer (28) , Technician (16) , Software Engineer (14) , Intern (7) , Senior Engineer (5) , Engineering (4) , Manager (4) , Manufacturing Engineer (4) , Talent Acquisition Partner (4) , Aerospace Technician (3) , Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (3) , Anyonymous Employee (2) , Avionics Technician (2) , Design Engineer (2) , Flight Software Engineer (2)

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

"Generally great people to work alongside" ((in 44 reviews)); "Direct team is great." ((in 19 reviews)); "great culture" ((in 15 reviews)); "Awesome coworkers and culture of innovation" ((in 8 reviews)); "Endless opportunities to advance your career and sharpen your skills." ((in 8 reviews))

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

"it wasn't that the hours were long." ((in 16 reviews)); "Low pay relative to other companies" ((in 15 reviews)); "Bad management." ((in 14 reviews)); "personally wasn't in a team, and manager hardly was aware of my existance." ((in 10 reviews)); "A very negative and draining environment with no work/life balance." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rocket Lab layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Rocket Lab locations?

Long Beach , Albuquerque , Littleton , Middle River , Tucson , Huntington Beach , Denver , Silver Spring

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Rocket Lab reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(262 total reviews)

Peter Beck

95% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Work/Life balance

Rocket Lab has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rocket Lab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

262 reviews

3.0

Nov 18, 2024

Rocket lab

Python developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool tech stack and colleagues

Cons

Pay seems low compared to similar nearby

5.0

Nov 5, 2024

Great company with a great vision

Technical lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a great company to work for, with a great collective. Everyone is very helpful, and happy to share and teach you what they know. Awesome projects in an end-to-end space company, where you can get exposure to anything space flight related.

Cons

Sometimes there may be long hours, depends on the projects and timelines (which sometimes are impossible and clearly not very well planned for). Nevertheless, the people are easy to pivot, and a no-blame culture is promoted, so people own their mistakes without being afraid of consequences (unless you are higher up, where dearly mistakes may mean termination).

1.0

Nov 1, 2024

Nightmare

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for a company that launches rockets into space is cool

Cons

There is extremely high turnover at Rocket Lab because working there is a nightmare.

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Jobs at Rocket Lab

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