Is MITRE a good company to work for?

MITRE has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 3,048 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 49% of employees would recommend working at MITRE to a friend and 22% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MITRE have been left by employees working as Internship , Data Science Intern and Software Engineer(Internship) .

Does MITRE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MITRE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MITRE. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MITRE?

49% of MITRE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MITRE 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MITRE?

Systems Engineer (123) , Software Engineer (86) , Engineer (74) , Principal Engineer (65) , Senior Software Engineer (56) , Intern (53) , Lead Engineer (52) , Senior Systems Engineer (48) , Principal Systems Engineer (40) , Cyber Security Engineer (39) , Principal (37) , Data Scientist (32) , Lead Systems Engineer (32) , CyberSecurity Engineer (27) , Senior Engineer (27)

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

"If you are a person who like to due multiple things and learn alot this is the place for you! the benefits are great also" ((in 364 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work life balance." ((in 359 reviews)); "The people you work with on a day to day basis are great people and very smart." ((in 272 reviews)); "Most colleagues are great to work with and the campuses in McLean and Bedford make going into the office less painful." ((in 102 reviews)); "Good hours and pay." ((in 90 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership (SVP and above) over the past few years exhausted any good will they had with employees." ((in 144 reviews)); "Management is poor and rewards a small inner circle." ((in 110 reviews)); "More alarming is that the current CEO has actually wiped out our cash reserves and borrowed $200+M to cover his continued ill" ((in 76 reviews)); "workers are not technical (without engineering degree training) and many managers' resume (their resumes are online) include graduate degrees that are useless for technical work." ((in 70 reviews)); "Salary does not stay competitive the longer you stay" ((in 58 reviews))

What are employees saying about MITRE layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed MITRE locations?

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MITRE reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(2,671 total reviews)

Mark Peters

73% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

MITRE has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,671 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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3K reviews

1.0

Sep 25, 2016

Innovation at MITRE

Member of technical staff

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CEO approval

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Pros

Work life balance is good; a great place to work if you need to manage a family live

Cons

MITRE is unable to develop innovative technologies or processes. Management structures are severely outdated and cronyism prevails throughout both the Washington and Bedford campuses. The company is infected by a highly bureaucratic process and it never will be able to attract top talent. People who succeed at MITRE have mediocre skills and enjoy playing politics; not doing great technical and/or scientific work.

MITRE Response

9y

We're proud of the employees who work at MITRE and know we have great talent here. We recently implemented a new performance and development process that we believe will address concerns and questions about salary determination, promotions, and growth. We also recognize employees for hard work in other ways, such as Spark Awards (individuals), Program Recognition Awards (teams), and other recognition programs within the company.

3.0

Mar 15, 2016

Entrenched Middle Management

Desktop support

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CEO approval

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Pros

The flexible schedules for most employees was nice, and they placed emphasis on work/life balance. Additionally, some employees were permitted to work from home permanently.

Cons

The salaries are low, and it is difficult to get promoted. The easiest way to get promoted seems to be to leave the company and return. There are too many middle managers who have very little relationship with their employees. Many departments have managers, associate department heads and department heads, and each is entrenched. Another issue that I saw over 10+ years at MITRE is that many people are forced out of their positions over personality conflict, age or cost-related issues.

MITRE Response

10y

Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad that you enjoyed work-life balance during your time with MITRE. Our employees are pleased with the new performance and development process that aims to foster more meaningful development and growth conversations between employees and their management.

2.0

Jan 12, 2015

Just like everyone else--a body shop focused on heads and revenue.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Better than average pay; average benefits; not particularly demanding schedules.

Cons

A "good ol' boys and girls" network of managers that places high stock in BS coupled with little concern for delivering quality services to federal agencies. As an FFRDC, MITRE was chartered to be an honest broker to the government, to include bringing assistance to agencies that lack the depth or breadth of talent to address internal concerns. Rather than focusing assistance on how to really help agencies deliver better value for taxpayers, the company regrettably uses its FFRDC status to feed off the weaknesses they were retained to rectify. Emphasis is on increasing revenue and protecting company headcount.

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