Does Barr Engineering pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Barr Engineering employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Barr Engineering. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Barr Engineering?

81% of Barr Engineering employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Barr Engineering 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Barr Engineering?

Engineer (11) , Geologist (6) , Geotechnical Engineer (5) , Civil Engineer (3) , Environmental Engineer (3) , Administrative (2) , Chemical Engineer (2) , Environmental Engineer I (2) , Environmental Technician (2) , Marketing Coordinator (2) , Project Assistant (2) , Project Engineer (2) , Senior Engineer (2) , Structural Engineer (2) , Vice President (2)

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

"Great people in every office" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great onboarding program & Benefits." ((in 9 reviews)); "Very flexible work environment with lots of freedom to do what you want." ((in 5 reviews)); "Casual environment, friendly coworkers, managers are very personable." ((in 4 reviews)); "Lots of autonomy, can find projects that are interesting" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Free market system is not always great for some people" ((in 4 reviews)); "Corporate focus is too much on project managers and mid" ((in 3 reviews)); "Better pay can be found with other companies" ((in 3 reviews))

What Barr Engineering locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Ann Arbor , Minneapolis , Salt Lake City

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4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(115 total reviews)

Ward Swanson

100% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Career opportunities

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Senior management

Barr Engineering has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 115 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Barr Engineering employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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115 reviews

5.0

Mar 3, 2026

Great

Project assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing staff, and flexible hours

Cons

Different type of work environment, they use a free market system model

5.0

Jun 22, 2025

Amazing place to work in

Structural engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Positive environment Wide range of projects to work on

Cons

Can not think of any

5.0

Jun 13, 2025

Maximum Career Flexibility

Senior hydrogeologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exceptional talent; learning every day Great projects; often very challenging and require novel solutions Business model is about clients and staff-free market allows maximum career flexibility and creative freedom to build out new business ideas/clients Not a sweat shop - no hard billable targets; full pay for overhead and compensation for every hour worked

Cons

Free market is not for everyone - some people need a boss to keep them focused and engaged New staff often get stressed out by their own expectations rather than their internal coaches and mentors

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