U.S. Department of Defense Compensation Employee Reviews | Comparably
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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
72
TOTAL
RATINGS
1033

U.S. Department of Defense Compensation Employee Reviews

What is the best part about your compensation package?

Medical, dental, co-pay, and leave

Review from HR Dept

IT WAS FAIR AND GUARANTEED

Great, consistent benefits are recognized across the Nation.

The amount of paid leave each year

Review from HR Dept

Sick time and vacation time off along with holidays

My pay and excellent benefits

Review from Operations Dept

Matching TSP, good leave, good insurance options

Review from Operations Dept

Job Security and automatic pay raises

Review from Engineering Dept

Paid vacation time, bonuses for performance and compressed work schedules

TSP matching; leave accrual; sick leave accrual

That there is matching of our 401k.

Review from Admin Dept

the 401 k matching program

Review from Engineering Dept

The TSP matching up to 5%.

Review from Operations Dept

I have excellent health insurance.

Review from Operations Dept

great retirement benefits for GS employees

Review from Operations Dept

retirement pension cannot be matched anywhere else

Review from Operations Dept

TSP marching is awesome and the work life balance

Review from Admin Dept

Reasonable pay plus good medical and time off benefits.

Review from Operations Dept

Matching contribution up to 5%

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

I've got a 3 % raise each year since being promoted. Inflation is now 9 %, New hires are coming in with 10k less than me compared to my 5 years of experience

Senior engineers make far more in private sector . Much larger raises and bonuses . I get paid same as engineer with far less experience

Review from Engineering Dept

I feel like I'm capable of more than I'm asked to do, and would like to be paid equal to my talent.

Review from Operations Dept

Added responsibility no added pay

Review Sentiment at U.S. Department of Defense

79
79%
21
21%

About U.S. Department of Defense's Compensation

A-
76/100

Where This Score Ranks U.S. Department of Defense's Compensation

TOP
15%

In the Top 15% of 1310 similar size companies on Comparably

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Not enough ratings to compare against companies in metro

1st

1st place versus 1 competitors rated on Comparably

46 employees at U.S. Department of Defense score their wages and compensation an A- on average. As a testament to this, when employees are asked “Do you believe you're paid fairly?”, 65% say Yes. The Operations department is the most satisfied with their compensation, ranking it 80/100, a full 20 pts above the Admin department. If you want detailed data about U.S. Department of Defense's wages, see the <a href="https://www.comparably.com/companies/u-s-department-of-defense/salaries">wage breakdown by department, job titles, locations, and more.</a>

Rate Compensation the Highest

  • Tenure - Over 10 Years
    +7%
  • Department - Operations
    +4%
  • Department - HR
    +4%

Rate Compensation the Lowest

  • Experience - 6 to 10 Years
    -17%
  • Department - Admin
    -16%
  • Ethnicity - African American/Black
    -10%

How U.S. Department of Defense's Compensation Score is Calculated

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Results from 46 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
Yes65%
No35%
Do you believe you're paid fairly?
AnswerPercent
Yes82%
No18%
Are you satisfied with your Benefits?
AnswerPercent
Yes83%
No17%
Does your company give annual bonuses?
AnswerPercent
Every 6 months or less0%
Every year50%
Every 2 years50%
Every 3 years or more0%
Never0%
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