Does KBR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KBR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KBR. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KBR?

81% of KBR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KBR 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KBR?

Engineer (78) , Project Manager (69) , Systems Engineer (49) , Technical Professional (38) , Process Engineer (33) , Software Engineer (32) , Logistics Coordinator (27) , Technical Advisor (26) , Associate Technical Professional (25) , Manager (25) , Project Engineer (22) , Accountant (19) , Administrative Assistant (19) , Mechanical Engineer (18) , Operations Coordinator (18)

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

"Good Benefits and very professional" ((in 240 reviews)); "As a major govt contractor pay is good in hazard areas in Middle East specifically." ((in 237 reviews)); "The people are great and willing to hear your ideas and try new ways of doing things." ((in 205 reviews)); "Good work life balance and learning expereince" ((in 119 reviews)); "hybrid work environment along with good salary" ((in 109 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and the follow up with HR is poor." ((in 125 reviews)); "Bureaucratic upper management and totally disconnected with what they aspire for the company." ((in 39 reviews)); "No leadership at the management level." ((in 35 reviews)); "department managers do not allow engineers to move to proect even if they are interested." ((in 34 reviews)); "Long hours and lack of resources" ((in 32 reviews))

What are employees saying about KBR layoffs in 2026?

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

KBR reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,187 total reviews)

Stuart J. B. Bradie

87% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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KBR has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,187 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KBR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespaço e defesa industry (3.6 stars).

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3K reviews

1.0

Dec 26, 2009

Worst Place good money

Engineer iii

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

This company pays well for dangerous work. There are a lot of opportunities for making money even if you are useless.

Cons

You can get your self killed at you job and no job is worth your life. Negative press of the company.

3.0

Nov 26, 2009

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Very laid back, easy culture, cordial and friendly atmosphere, lot of experienced people with more than 20 years of work history in EPC

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Very slow in administrative processing, very slow in promoting young engineers and giving them more responsibilities. Managers need to attach more weight to feedback and inputs from yong engineers.

2.0

Nov 20, 2009

too much drama

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

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awesome work-life balance promotion of activities to support surrounding communities

Cons

policies & processes change too often & no consistency between regional locations lack of communication filtered down from senior management large salary discrepancies in job classes low morale corporate culture of secrecy

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