Does DAI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DAI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DAI. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DAI?

76% of DAI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DAI 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DAI?

Project Manager (32) , Associate (27) , Consultant (15) , Manager (14) , Intern (9) , Director (8) , Project Associate (8) , Senior Manager (7) , Program Manager (6) , Deputy Chief of Party (5) , New Business Coordinator (5) , Operations Manager (5) , Program Assistant (5) , Senior Associate (5) , Senior Project Associate (5)

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

"Some great people and really committed to development and quality technical outcomes" ((in 54 reviews)); "Great colleagues and exciting projects" ((in 33 reviews)); "Friendly staff." ((in 17 reviews)); "They offer really good benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great Working Environment" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"low salaries and lack of learning exchange visits to other countries/projects during life projects" ((in 33 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 23 reviews)); "Hard to move up if you start at the bottom/ low pay for lower level positions" ((in 17 reviews)); "Lack of support, lack of protections for those not in leadership, lack of leadership skill" ((in 10 reviews)); "levels lack strong corporate communication skills." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about DAI layoffs in 2026?

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

DAI reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(559 total reviews)

James Boomgard

71% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

DAI has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 559 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DAI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.7 stars).

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559 reviews

1.0

Oct 24, 2022

Do not work here

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. Get the experience and get out after a year.

Cons

1) zero work-life balance 2) soulless 3) unorganized 4) lack of DEI 5) no opportunities for growth, especially as a person of color 6) toxic environment 7) poorly formed trainings 8) low pay

3.0

Apr 1, 2022

Good work life balance but most interesting work done by consultants. Poor systems and processes

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great work life balance -Kind staff and there is a great deal of flexibility but it really depends on your team -Encouraged to take ownership of your project. -Interesting projects but most of the interesting work is done by consultants -Prefers to hire internally -Interns who perform well can get FT jobs -Flexibility on when you want to use your PTO

Cons

-Project and Home Office (HO) staff have different benefits. Only HO/corporate staff are allowed to buy company stocks. -Always comes down to the bottom line. Your work is limited by LOE. -Always aiming to please the client. There is very little push back. -DAI is one of the biggest beltway bandits but still lacks processes and systems like a MEL software, project management software, databases. Projects have to recreate these from scratch. It is a waste of time. The only process and systems they have are related to procurement and finances. -Lack of transparency on pay scales. They will underpay you if they can. -Difficult to switch projects until your current project is sunsetting. -DAI is a middleman which has caused a lot of delays. -Corporate meetings are pointless. Nothing of real substance is shared. -When you start, you get 26 leave days but these include federal holidays.

2.0

Oct 7, 2021

Disorganized culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A few nice people and got a glimpse into how USAID and development contractors work.

Cons

Restructured three times while I was there and it was chaotic (e.g., no one knew the protocols) Training sessions were poorly done. High turnover among entry level employees because few people wanted to invest in them. Salary hadn't been reviewed for several years and was not competitive

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