Does Leidos pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Leidos employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Leidos. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Leidos?

75% of Leidos employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Leidos 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Leidos?

Software Engineer (236) , Project Manager (113) , Systems Engineer (78) , Analyst (76) , Senior Software Engineer (73) , Engineer (64) , Software Developer (61) , Systems Administrator (61) , Distribution Engineer (56) , Associate Distribution Engineer (45) , Program Manager (41) , Intern (40) , Intelligence Analyst (39) , Network Engineer (39) , Geospatial Analyst (37)

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

"Good benefits and lots of open positions if you're looking for a transition or move.." ((in 520 reviews)); "Leidos has good benefits and depending upon the contract good pay... but their timecards are a joke." ((in 356 reviews)); "The people are great and knowledgeable" ((in 343 reviews)); "Good work life balance and 401K" ((in 264 reviews)); "Great team and open to change" ((in 117 reviews))

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

"Pay increases have been fairly small and no bonuses or additional compensation of any significant amount have been given." ((in 74 reviews)); "Upper management do not care about you." ((in 71 reviews)); "The lines of communication up and down the ranks are poor." ((in 39 reviews)); "Limited PTO and no sick leaves and no pension benefits." ((in 26 reviews)); "Do not let them fool you from the so call great benefits including time off and education." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Leidos layoffs in 2026?

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

Leidos reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(5,086 total reviews)

Tom Bell

85% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Leidos has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,086 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Leidos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0

Apr 1, 2014

painful after found out true colors

Geoint analyst

Recommend

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Pros

pay rapidly rose after being hired. reasonable training offered after a while. seemed to be a lot of opportunities after looking around worldwide.

Cons

inefficient money hungry soulless contract chasing minions. If you are at all proud of your work or like working with cutting edge technology, do not work here. It will be interesting to see what branch of the government they try to suck dry next after their defense contracts get axed.

3.0

Mar 31, 2014

16 Years - Good and Bad. Would loved to have stayed. Beware of loosing coverage....

Project manager

Recommend

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Pros

I marginally recommend working for SAIC/Leidos but beware of lost contracts, loosing coverage and being laid-off!!! The original "Beyster" corporate culture, "sense of family" and ethical behaviors were the best attracting features. Compensation always seemed to follow productivity and quality. The people above and blow the chain-of-command were mostly outstanding. I walk away with a company-paid-for college degrees and certificates.

Cons

Sadly there did not seem to be much motivation to retain a 16-year employee at the spin-off but such are the inherent risks with "contract work". Contract work is not for the faint-hearted. When the coverage ends, expect to be laid-off. Did not seem that much was being done to find me coverage. I would have hoped for some more loyalty and effort to assist me in my efforts to coverage but obviously it did not happen. Only 4 weeks allowed for being on the bench before the laid-off. No severance and limited/simplistic career transition support.

2.0

Oct 25, 2013

Does not value employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Does allow for flexible working hours and telecommuting.

Cons

We keep getting memos saying benefits will be cut to keep the company "in line with industry standards". Which is to say, other companies don't value their employees, why should we? Lots of people lost their offices. Comprehensive leave is now capped. Health insurance is pretty miserable, though not that expensive I guess.

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