Is MITRE a good company to work for?

MITRE has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 3,047 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 368 reviews)); "The work life balance is great and the wealth of knowledge and SME available is unbelievable." ((in 354 reviews)); "The people you work with on a day to day basis are great people and very smart." ((in 268 reviews)); "Most colleagues are great to work with and the campuses in McLean and Bedford make going into the office less painful." ((in 101 reviews)); "Good hours and pay." ((in 92 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 140 reviews)); "Management is poor and rewards a small inner circle." ((in 109 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 78 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 68 reviews)); "Salaries are low but competitive by non" ((in 59 reviews))

What are employees saying about MITRE layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed MITRE locations?

McLean , Bedford , Washington , Boston , Colorado Springs , Huntsville , Baltimore , San Diego , Aberdeen , Tysons Corner , New Bedford , Los Angeles , Tampa , Quantico , San Antonio , Arlington , Mc Lean , Hampton , El Segundo , Fairfax , West McLean , Saint Louis , New York , Dayton , Annapolis Junction , Eatontown , Chicago , Stafford , Rockville , Orlando

MITRE reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(2,670 total reviews)

Mark Peters

73% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

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MITRE has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,670 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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4.0

Feb 3, 2016

Lead Software Engineer

Lead software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Chance to work on very high-tech software and other system technologies. Good industry benefits and on-site facilities (dining, health center, library, etc.). Good emphasis on continued technical education on latest technologies.

Cons

Work and employment status highly dependent on whims of Congressional funding (when it dies up, so does your job). Being a large organization, politics can be an issue at times.

MITRE Response

10y

We believe that many of the pros you listed set us apart from other companies, and we’re happy to hear you are enjoying them.

4.0

Jan 24, 2016

Lots of Good Things and Some BAd

Cyber security engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Note: I work at an off-site so i do not get to experience what my colleagues experience at the main east coast sites. -Flexibility and work/life balance is amazing, they value taking time off and most managers work with you so you can get a work schedule that benefits yourself and them. -Most of the work is pretty interesting, it varies from site to site but i find that the aerospace stuff is pretty great. -Good benefits package and education assistance program -If you want to participate in any professional development activities (conferences, certs, classes), it is usually easy to get approval.

Cons

-Red Tape by the truckloads. -Some managers are more political then technical and their decisions greatly impact your work. There has been times where i feel like im working for reason since the current project will change dramatically after one meeting. -Working at a site greatly limits the amount and type of work you get as compared to our HQ. -Managers can sometimes be overworked which limits the mentoring opportunities they can give to us juniors

MITRE Response

10y

We are pleased to hear you enjoy MITRE’s work-life balance, benefits and educational assistance offerings. Management is currently looking at how best to make more roles available enterprise-wide as opposed to center- and site-specific.

3.0

Jan 21, 2016

Good benefits, but promotion policies nasty for unfavored deparments

Lead engineer

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Pros

Flexible work hours, secure job, very unlikely to be laid off, great retirement matching contributions. Technical work is usually interesting, No 'Neanderthal" managers. Mostly ethical management. Main product is electronic systems engineering studies (good if that's your area & department).

Cons

In some departments it is exceedingly rare to get promoted to AC5, in other departments the bar is much lower. This is clear from the numbers of promotions 2004 thru 2014 in each dept, and the qualifications of those getting promoted to AC5. Also, there are many layers of management. Most middle-managers are not very good at managing people, nor are they people you enjoy working for. Offices are small and shared and if your office mate is talking or on phone its very hard to concentrate without headphones. You need to be a department head (that s only about 1% of people) to get your own office. A lot of hypocrisy around the issue of indirect charges, if a meeting or activity is indirect they rarely mention any charge number because they dont really want you to charge indirect, its bad for the corporation's overhead rate.

MITRE Response

10y

Thank you for taking the time to post your feedback. We are happy to hear that you still enjoy working at MITRE after more than 10 years. We are disappointed to hear that you don’t always feel your voice is being heard. We encourage you to talk with your center’s HR business partner.

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