Does EchoStar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, EchoStar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at EchoStar. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at EchoStar?

41% of EchoStar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated EchoStar 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at EchoStar?

Software Engineer (26) , Senior Software Engineer (21) , Engineer (17) , Engineer II (9) , Program Manager (8) , Senior Engineer (8) , Customer Service Representative (7) , Engineer I (7) , Manager (7) , Engineering Intern (6) , Software Engineer I (6) , Business Analyst (5) , Project Manager (5) , Senior Manager (5) , Software Test Engineer (5)

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

"I've worked with a lot of really good people at this company and there are a lot of very smart and skilled individuals." ((in 51 reviews)); "If you are looking for a 9 to 5 job and want a good work/life balance." ((in 26 reviews)); "Team is great and a bunch of hard" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good work environment and peers" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great employees to work with!" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Healthcare benefits are horrible to the point" ((in 66 reviews)); "Charlie in his Micro Management mentality does not trust any of his employess to make the right decisions." ((in 51 reviews)); "Pay is low and Health Care is not much to be desired." ((in 25 reviews)); "Unless you come in at a good salary you could always be making lower wages." ((in 20 reviews)); "Listen to those who have experienced this toxic culture and RUNNNNNN!" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about EchoStar layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed EchoStar locations?

Englewood , Denver , Cheyenne , Germantown , Atlanta , Littleton , Gilbert , American Fork , Superior , El Paso , Gaithersburg , Centennial , Roseland , Dallas , Bluefield , Los Angeles , Christiansburg , Chandler , Tulsa , Aurora , Spartanburg , Meridian , Newark , Pine Brook , Lehi , Litchfield , Monee , Mount Jackson , Quicksburg , Virginia Beach

EchoStar reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(568 total reviews)

Charlie Ergen

28% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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EchoStar has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 568 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The EchoStar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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568 reviews

2.0

Nov 3, 2008

Much is required, much is given

Tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers at my level are great, committed and positive despite working conditions. Commute for me is good. Stability of the company is good. Free satellite.

Cons

Poor health benefits. Poor leadership from the top. Poor quality facilities: working environment sucks, one of the biggest perks since I've been there has been the advent of new vending machines. Poor software development lifecycle, no impluse to improve. Widespread disdain for upper management, up to the point of manipulating results to keep them from knowing what's really going on. Folks who have been there for a long time are cynical, which is a negative influence on new people. Negative feedback loop.

1.0

Oct 9, 2008

Do not work at Echostar if you actually want health care and want a life outside of work.

Software engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coming fresh out of college you learn a lot about embedded software engineering. The people are great and the work environment is fun.

Cons

The health care and pay are terrible. The health care is so bad that you question whether you would even go to the doctor considering you have to pay full price. A friend had a wife who had cancer and when Charlie decided to switch to the new plan, they were over 15k in debt within one month. Also Charlie still makes you pay $200/month for it. Everyone is leaving because of this. The development group is always under pressure, working long hours, and gets blames for everything. Moral is at an all time low. Pay is 15-20% below market. The average turnaround for an engineer is 5 yrs.

2.0

Oct 4, 2008

Great starter job.

Engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to deal with some impressive technology and a large budget.

Cons

The benefits are horrible, it's major medical, no telecommuting. The policies are more toward blaming people for problems, rather than trying to fix them.

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Much is required, much is given

Do not work at Echostar if you actually want health care and want a life outside of work.

Great starter job.

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