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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterDescartes Labs employees are 60% more likely to recommend Descartes Labs as a great place to work
| 70% | Promoters |
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| 20% | Passives |
| 10% | Detractors |
Working at Descartes Labs is rated highly by 10 employees, across various culture dimensions. Descartes Labs employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Compensation, and Happiness categories, putting Descartes Labs’s culture in the Top 5% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 5% compared to other companies in Albuquerque, NM. See below in detail how working at Descartes Labs was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Descartes Labs is rated A+
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Descartes Labs ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 51-200 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterOut of 15 Descartes Labs employee reviews, 92% were positive. The remaining 8% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Descartes Labs improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 92% |
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| Constructive Feedback | 8% |
What do you like best about the leadership team?The leadership team is great at inspiring and empowering individuals, they're creative in their thinking and strategy, and all of these qualities coupled with their constant follow through is sure to put Descartes at the forefront of the technology industry.
What is the best part about your compensation package?Flex paid time off, robust health benefits package, and our amazing in-house chef (best restaurant in Santa Fe is in our office!)
What are some of the best things about your team?The camaraderie, sense of humor, professionalism, personable dispositions, and ability to work with all types of co-worker and candidate.
Building a living, breathing atlas of the world by applying artificial intelligence to satellite imagery
Descartes Labs was founded in 2014 and its current CEO is Mark Johnson. Since its inception 12 years ago, Descartes Labs has grown to 80 employees.
Descartes Labs is a predictive intelligence company that makes a data-agnostic platform for performing global-scale analyses unbound by computing limitations. Descartes Labs is building the world’s largest and most diverse data refinery - to bring together all of the data, all of the time. Our supercomputer in the cloud and modeling platform for complex global systems, predict supply and demand factors to give our customers a unique decision advantage so they can move with speed, efficiency, and certainty. Descartes Labs is headquartered in Santa Fe, N.M., and has offices in New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Denver, and Los Alamos, N.M. For more information visit www.descarteslabs.com
| Headquarter | 100 N. Guadalupe St. Santa Fe, NM 87501 United States of America |
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| Website | www.descarteslabs.com/ |
| Founding Date | 2014 |
| Company Status | Private |
| Jobs | jobs.lever.co/descarteslabs.com |
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Descartes Labs has 80 employees. 10 employees at Descartes Labs have reviewed Descartes Labs across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 10 Descartes Labs employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Descartes Labs are extremely happy with their total compensation at Descartes Labs, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Descartes Labs are extremely happy with their team. 10 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A-. The majority believe the meetings at Descartes Labs are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Descartes Labs believe the environment at Descartes Labs is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Descartes Labs is comfortably fast. About 38% of the employees at Descartes Labs work 8 hours or less.
Overall, the employees at Descartes Labs are extremely happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Descartes Labs is that the company was prepared on their first day. Descartes Labs employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
Employees’ understanding of Descartes Labs' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 1 Descartes Labs employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 1 have said yes.
Mark’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Albuquerque, NM. Descartes Labs’s CEO is highly regarded especially by Caucasian employees and Male employees. Under Johnson’s leadership, Descartes Labs employee respondents are most happy about their Compensation and the company’s Happiness. Environment and Meetings are two areas, according to respondents, where Descartes Labs could stand to see real improvement.
The Descartes Labs Executive Team is rated an “A” and led by CEO Mark Johnson, Executive Director, Public Sector Bruce Triner, and Senior Director, Business & Sales James Orsulak
Mark Johnson CEO / President
Mark Johnson serves as the CEO / President of Descartes Labs.
Bruce Triner Executive Director, Public Sector
Bruce Triner serves as the Executive Director, Public Sector of Descartes Labs.
James Orsulak Senior Director, Business & Sales
James Orsulak serves as the Senior Director, Business & Sales of Descartes Labs.
How much do people at Descartes Labs get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Descartes Labs is $101,530, or $48 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $111,847, or $53 per hour.
At Descartes Labs, the highest paid job is a Director of Engineering at $168,139 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $45,196 annually. Average Descartes Labs salaries by department include: Finance at $72,191, Customer Support at $59,297, Design at $88,850, and HR at $91,367. Half of Descartes Labs salaries are above $111,847.
8 employees at Descartes Labs rank their Compensation in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 25 ratings) while 8 employees at Descartes Labs rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 8 ratings).
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| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
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1st Percentile $66k | $66k | 1st Percentile |
20th Percentile $88k | $88k | 20th Percentile |
40th Percentile $110k | $110k | 40th Percentile |
60th Percentile $180k | $180k | 60th Percentile |
80th Percentile $231k | $231k | 80th Percentile |
100th Percentile $325k | $325k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Descartes Labs across various culture dimensions.
Descartes Labs PTO policy is a critical component of the benefits package offered to employees.

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In 2019, Descartes Labs applied for 3 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.
Descartes Labs has a total of 80 employees
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Candidates By Department
Engineering | 35% | |
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Marketing | 24% | |
Business Development | 6% | |
Communications | 6% | |
Design | 6% | |
Other | 24% |
Candidates By Location
Beverly Hills | 18% | |
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Albuquerque | 18% | |
Los Angeles | 6% | |
Roseburg | 6% | |
Portland | 6% | |
Other | 47% |
What is Descartes Labs address?
Descartes Labs location is at 100 N. Guadalupe St.
Who is the CEO of Descartes Labs?
Descartes Labs CEO is Mark Johnson, their score by employees is 97
What is Descartes Labs eNPS?
The eNPS for Descartes Labs is 60
What is the salary for Financial Analyst in Descartes Labs?
Financial Analyst average salary in the US is 85k
What are the salaries in the HR in Descartes Labs?
The average salaries for HR in Descartes Labs is 91k