Does Hughes Network Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hughes Network Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hughes Network Systems. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hughes Network Systems?

39% of Hughes Network Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hughes Network Systems 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hughes Network Systems?

Software Engineer (37) , MTS-2 Software Engineer (16) , Network Engineer (13) , Systems Engineer (12) , Engineer (10) , Software Engineer(Internship) (9) , MTS1 Software Engineer (8) , Senior Engineer (8) , Hardware Engineer (7) , Intern (7) , Intern - Hourly (7) , MTS-1 (7) , MTS3 Software Engineer (7) , Principal Engineer (7) , Senior Software Engineer (7)

What are the pros of working at Hughes Network Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance (depending on department)" ((in 53 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 51 reviews)); "My immediate team was great" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good work environment and good new tools being used" ((in 14 reviews)); "Coworkers were nice." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hughes Network Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Poor benefits and very few holidays/PTO." ((in 38 reviews)); "but lot of managers and less people on the ground helping in the lab Poor management" ((in 31 reviews)); "Low salary is low and don't expect the growth will keep up with the inflation" ((in 28 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and clearly doesn't care about rank and file employees." ((in 14 reviews)); "No work from Home policy in place" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Hughes Network Systems layoffs in 2026?

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

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2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(656 total reviews)

Hamid Akhavan

26% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

2.5

Compensation and benefits

Hughes Network Systems has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 656 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Hughes Network Systems employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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656 reviews

4.0

Jul 8, 2011

Nice and comfortable place to work

Member technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Comfortable Pace -Nice Cafeteria -work and life balance

Cons

-politics -standard growth path followed irrespective of your performance

4.0

Jun 6, 2011

Satisfied

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Differing areas of work from different projects. Half the work force is below 35 yrs. The benefits are pretty good.

Cons

Promotions are not always fair and people working high profile projects are often favored. Some managers take undue advantage of employees making them work long hours.

3.0

Mar 27, 2011

It is an old brick and mortar company with lot of catching up to do

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tons of different technologies to play with and learn

Cons

If you spend too much time here, your knowledge might become dated

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