MITRE reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(2,658 total reviews)
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Mark Peters

72% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

MITRE has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,658 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MITRE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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3.0
Mar 29, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Culture of the people at MITRE supports work/life balance and values its people. This reflects the people I work with day-to-day, and is the reason I remain at MITRE. -Salaries are competitive compared to the public sector. -CEO Mark Peter's communication and transparency is improving.

Cons

-Lots of middle management that doesn't contribute to direct project outcomes. Even after 4 rounds of layoffs in 2025, the health organization is incredibly top-heavy. -Lack of 360 reviews for VP, Director, and Department level positions creates an echo chamber and a lack of accountability, transparency. -Little support for direct supervisors -Benefits have decreased recently, particularly parental leave. -Health organization is overly committed to RTO, to the detriment of employee morale and at a difficult time in our industry.

1.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- some great people leading projects or as individual contributors - occasional great work to support - consulting firm-like ability to choose projects when available

Cons

- new CEO retaining and promoting the inept old guard executives - inept executives continue to try to compete with tech industry giants. They pander to congress promising the company won’t compete, but the executives are unable to navigate the market and the company is failing miserably - one third of the company recently laid off - still not enough billable hours for the remaining staff - nearly all current project choices mundane but necessary for company survival - pay below market. With few exceptions, base pay is total compensation - annual raises below cost of living increase for three years running

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