Does Virgin Galactic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Virgin Galactic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Virgin Galactic. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Virgin Galactic?

29% of Virgin Galactic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Virgin Galactic 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Virgin Galactic?

Engineer (26) , Senior Engineer (10) , Technician (10) , Business Support Specialist (7) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , Manager (5) , Stress Engineer (5) , Test Engineer (5) , Avionics Engineer (4) , Intern (4) , Space Wrench (4) , Engineering Intern (3) , Flight Test Engineer (3) , Intern - Hourly (3) , Aerospace Engineer (2)

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

"Great people and a job that inspires" ((in 31 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 27 reviews)); "Pay and location were great" ((in 21 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good culture" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"• Tone deaf upper management." ((in 11 reviews)); "Group Managers do not understand that " contract engineers " are trying to produce proper engineering documents for future Revisions in case there is some errors with the least amount of Re" ((in 9 reviews)); "Layoffs are common." ((in 8 reviews)); "Bad communication, especially between departments." ((in 6 reviews)); "No job security here." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Virgin Galactic layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Virgin Galactic locations?

Mojave , Tustin , Las Cruces , Long Beach , Irvine , Spaceport City , Los Angeles , Mesa , Lancaster , Truth or Consequences , Albuquerque , Leander , Schertz , Tehachapi , Pasadena , Mountain View , Truth Consq

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Virgin Galactic reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(294 total reviews)

Michael Colglazier

21% approve of CEO

16% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.6

Culture & values

2.5

Career opportunities

2.0

Senior management

Virgin Galactic has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 294 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Virgin Galactic employee rating is 28% below average for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

294 reviews

2.0

Jul 20, 2014

Fun project, great colleagues, bad management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting project, innovative environment, some great and talented colleagues.

Cons

Very bad management - boys club, do anything to keep up the image, out of touch, alienate staff, lack of career progression (unless you are in the club).

3.0

Apr 24, 2014

Awesome brand name, but don't bother working there if you are not an Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool brand, lots of great marketing, exciting to be affiliated with Branson (he actually comes to visit 1X a year). Some departments have entrepreneurial attitudes while others do not. Co-workers are passionate about the Space frontier in general. Lots of smart engineers. You get to see the space craft up close and personal. If you are in manufacturing, you are building it with composite material.

Cons

Awful location - Mojave dessert, there is NOTHING there. Forget a social life it you are city bound, wish to date cosmopolitan girls / boys and love international atmospheres. People move out because of the location. Co-workers are a combination of 40s/50s old Aerospace, new ivy league grads, ex-SpaceX-ers, and random mixes from Boeing in Kansas or Adams Aircraft - as a result, the conflict and politics between those groups are pretty bad with a lot of dedicated people leaving. Managers play favorites. Work hours in some departments are 10-12 hour+. If you are not an engineer, you are not valued and won't get anything interesting to do.

4.0

Dec 3, 2013

Demanding, and Rewarding of your time and effort.

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New relatively innovative company, decent benefits, Extra effort rewarded.

Cons

Pressure from schedule changes, Split ideologies, time requirements (some employees may be dissatisfied with)

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Jobs at Virgin Galactic

IT Support Specialist II

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