Does Leidos pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Leidos employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Leidos. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Leidos?

76% of Leidos employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Leidos 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Leidos?

Software Engineer (234) , 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 498 reviews)); "Leidos has good benefits and depending upon the contract good pay... but their timecards are a joke." ((in 348 reviews)); "The people are great and knowledgeable" ((in 337 reviews)); "Good work life balance and 401K" ((in 266 reviews)); "Good Salary and HSA plans" ((in 123 reviews))

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

"Lack of guidance can be difficult to adjust to Documentation work can be heavy No bonuses below management" ((in 75 reviews)); "The lines of communication up and down the ranks are poor." ((in 36 reviews)); "Time off could be better" ((in 28 reviews)); "PTO and 401K could be better" ((in 24 reviews)); "In most cases this was due to senior management not communicating with middle management." ((in 18 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

76% would recommend to a friend

(5,083 total reviews)

Tom Bell

86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Leidos has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,083 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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5K reviews

4.0

Jan 5, 2026

Leidos/ Dynetics

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture is great and the people are good.

Cons

Not as great benefits as some of the bigger names in town

3.0

Jan 5, 2026

Chill

Distribution engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy job. Relaxed environment. Chill leadership

Cons

Boring, new upper management make lame changes

4.0

Jan 5, 2026

On Boarding at Leidos

It service desk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Comprehensive, well thought out first day with all the kit delivered to me and telephone call to get me started - Interesting, all the onboarding content has been made accessible and stimulating. It is so easy to make this stuff repetitive and dull. This pit fall has been avoided - Challenging, moving from point to point in different well thought out presentations has been challenging. There is a lot of information to take in

Cons

Some content a bit US Centric, (i.e. dealing with a gunman in my workplace), but understandable as we are a US company.

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