Is Fermilab a good company to work for?

Fermilab has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 334 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 11% over the last 12 months. 52% of employees would recommend working at Fermilab to a friend and 37% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Fermilab have been left by employees working as Intern , Postdoctoral Research Associate and Engineer .

Does Fermilab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fermilab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fermilab. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fermilab?

52% of Fermilab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fermilab 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fermilab?

Intern (18) , Engineer (11) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (10) , Summer Intern (10) , Research Associate (7) , Software Engineer (7) , Graduate Research Assistant (6) , Research Intern (6) , Technician (5) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (5) , Mechanical Engineer (4) , Senior Engineer (4) , Staff Engineer (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Financial Analyst (3)

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

"people are nice and friendly" ((in 37 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 26 reviews)); "Friendly work environment." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good work life balance and nice people" ((in 6 reviews)); "Awesome place to work fun time" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Low pay (reasonable considering national lab)" ((in 10 reviews)); "Managers are detached and don’t fully understand those below them" ((in 9 reviews)); "DOE and FRA Management is an absolute train wreck, negligently incompetent at all levels." ((in 8 reviews)); "low salary and low working efficiency" ((in 7 reviews)); "Annual layoffs are now the norm." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fermilab layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Fermilab locations?

Batavia , Chicago , Aurora , DeKalb , Warrenville , Champaign , Carpentersville , Hanover Park , Naperville , Galesburg , Minneapolis , Los Angeles , Bettendorf , Illinoi

Fermilab reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(228 total reviews)

Nigel Lockyer

47% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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Fermilab has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 228 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fermilab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

228 reviews

4.0

Aug 8, 2022

Work life at the lab

Technical specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are so many opportunities here at the lab, they also encourage you to further your education by offering tuition assistance. They have excellent benefits that start day one. The retirement plan is actually a pretty good one

Cons

Over worked, they need to hire more technicians, with more and more projects being approved we don't have the man power to already take care of our current projects and with these new projects coming in the next few years I have no idea how the technicians are going to get everything done.

3.0

May 9, 2022

Culture

Procurement

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting mission with exciting, cutting edge science Beautiful campus

Cons

Poor culture for support organizations

3.0

Feb 9, 2022

Okay place to work. The maintenance culture needs some work. Not a good set up right now but it could be worse

Electrical maintenance supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty flexible with time off requests and working with family needs. Not super technical or difficult work for electricians.

Cons

Planning group not quite up to par and needs some work. Not everyone is always pulling in the same direction and that causes confusion. Some of the red tape you have to work with makes the job way tougher than it has to be. Preach safety but really its more of a CYA situation.

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Okay place to work. The maintenance culture needs some work. Not a good set up right now but it could be worse

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