Does Defense Contract Management Agency pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Defense Contract Management Agency employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Defense Contract Management Agency. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Defense Contract Management Agency?

48% of Defense Contract Management Agency employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Defense Contract Management Agency 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Defense Contract Management Agency?

Contract Administrator (61) , Quality Assurance Specialist (40) , Quality Assurance (19) , Engineer (17) , Industrial Specialist (16) , Administrative Contracting Officer (13) , Program Manager (11) , QA Specialist (10) , Contract Price/Cost Analyst (9) , Contract Specialist (9) , Procurement Technician (8) , Management Analyst (7) , Program Integrator (7) , Systems Engineer (7) , IT Specialist (6)

What are the pros of working at Defense Contract Management Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and 401K" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 34 reviews)); "Pay is good for what we are supposed to do." ((in 19 reviews)); "Flexible work schedules were great" ((in 18 reviews)); "The people were great." ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Defense Contract Management Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Poor leadership and organization." ((in 16 reviews)); "Management is horrible and upper management is even worse" ((in 10 reviews)); "Depending on the size of your CMO, not a lot of opportunities to move up." ((in 7 reviews)); "actually witnessed supervisor berate an employee like a 3 year old." ((in 5 reviews)); "My former manager was the best." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Defense Contract Management Agency redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Defense Contract Management Agency redundancy and their outlook for job security at Defense Contract Management Agency in 2026.

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3.6

48% would recommend to a friend

(501 total reviews)

David H Lewis

92% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.3

Culture and values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Defense Contract Management Agency has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 501 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Defense Contract Management Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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501 reviews

4.0

Jun 29, 2026

Account Manager

Acoount manager

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the benefits and work life balance

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the compensation and work life balance

4.0

Jun 12, 2026

Great job supporting the war fighter with solid work/life balance!

Administrative contracting officer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Supporting military members by ensuring products and services get correctly delivered to support mission efforts. Very interesting projects and exposure to large defense programs. Great team of people working toward the same goals. Great work/life balance... No overtime!

Cons

No more remote work. Salary levels much lower than our private industry partners.

3.0

May 21, 2026

Satisfying work supporting the warfighter, but supplier issues present

Quality assurance specialist

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CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Satisfaction with supporting the warfighter.

Cons

There are a lot of suppliers that do not want the government to have oversight with their company.

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