Does Virgin Galactic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Virgin Galactic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Virgin Galactic. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Virgin Galactic?

27% of Virgin Galactic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Virgin Galactic 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Virgin Galactic?

Engineer (27) , Technician (10) , Senior Engineer (9) , Business Support Specialist (7) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , Manager (5) , Test Engineer (5) , Avionics Engineer (4) , Intern (4) , Space Wrench (4) , Stress Engineer (4) , Engineering Intern (3) , Flight Test Engineer (3) , Intern - Hourly (3) , Aerospace Engineer (2)

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

"Great people and a job that inspires" ((in 28 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 26 reviews)); "Pay and location were great" ((in 19 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good culture" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"• Tone deaf upper management." ((in 11 reviews)); "Group Managers do not understand that " contract engineers " are trying to produce proper engineering documents for future Revisions in case there is some errors with the least amount of Re" ((in 7 reviews)); "Layoffs are common." ((in 7 reviews)); "Bad communication, especially between departments." ((in 6 reviews)); "No job security here." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Virgin Galactic layoffs in 2026?

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

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Virgin Galactic reviews

2.5

27% would recommend to a friend

(289 total reviews)

Michael Colglazier

25% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Culture & values

2.4

Career opportunities

1.8

Senior management

Virgin Galactic has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 289 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Virgin Galactic employee rating is 31% below average for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

289 reviews

4.0

Jun 5, 2026

Friendly environment but benefits are eroding

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are friendly, and work environment is clean.

Cons

Slowly taking away employee's benefit like WFH and required 50 hrs/week. Management is conflicting with each other and made bad decision because of schedule driven or lack of technical knowledge.

2.0

May 1, 2026

Supportive colleagues hindered by unstable leadership and burnout

Sr. engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues to work alongside.

Cons

Senior leadership is unstable and lacks direction. Major burnout issues, turnover is very high. People leaving due to poor leadership and no confidence.

3.0

Apr 20, 2026

Exciting environment but high turnover and instability

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting environment in an innovative field.

Cons

High employee turnover, in an unstable work environment.

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$53K - $73K /yr

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