Does American Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, American Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at American Systems. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at American Systems?

91% of American Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated American Systems 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at American Systems?

Analyst (7) , Systems Administrator (7) , Customer Service Representative (5) , Network Engineer (5) , Systems Engineer (5) , Program Manager (4) , Project Manager (4) , Software Developer (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Anonymous (3) , Cable Technician (3) , Electronics Technician (3) , IT Analyst (3) , Instructional Designer (3) , Mechanical Engineer (3)

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

"Great Benefits if your are able to stay long enough to be vested in the ESOP." ((in 33 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 18 reviews)); "Like I said my direct manager could of been better but as a company they're all right." ((in 8 reviews)); "Decent work life balance" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good management" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"The pay they give is below the national average and especially low for northern Virginia." ((in 11 reviews)); "No leadership or oversight in the field" ((in 7 reviews)); "Management needs some work and better communication." ((in 4 reviews)); "Some benefits are good for senior management not necessarily contractors." ((in 3 reviews)); "Again I can't lump all management together, but many of the upper management are unmotivated, and have outdated thinking." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about American Systems redundancies in 2026?

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

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4.4

91% would recommend to a friend

(275 total reviews)

John C. Steckel

100% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture and values

4.3

Diversity and inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Senior management

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

American Systems has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 275 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The American Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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275 reviews

1.0

10 Jun 2026

Churn and burn culture with minimal employee support

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Company talks a good game about ESOP and other things, but in the long run they will not look after their employees when released. Terminated and forgotten. Minimal help in placement for new opportunities at AS.

Cons

Many- churn and burn company.

5.0

5 Jun 2026

Employee-owned with flexible hours, but limited holidays

Senior linux systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Employee owned company Flexible Hours 28 days of PTO

Cons

On-Site Only Must Spend PTO to take any holidays off, no automatic holidays.

5.0

3 May 2026

Supportive HR but limited pay raises and bonuses

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good HR, communicative, lots of willingness to talk and advance

Cons

Very corporate and organized but bonus’ seemed minor and even with top marks, pay raise was basically just meeting inflation

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Churn and burn culture with minimal employee support

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Supportive HR but limited pay raises and bonuses

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