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 12% 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 22 reviews)); "Friendly work environment." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good work life balance and nice people" ((in 6 reviews)); "Landscapes and nature, Wilson Hall building, some decent coworkers, some benefits, great science." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"DOE and FRA Management is an absolute train wreck, negligently incompetent at all levels." ((in 9 reviews)); "Managers are detached and don’t fully understand those below them" ((in 8 reviews)); "low salary and low working efficiency" ((in 7 reviews)); "Annual layoffs are now the norm." ((in 4 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).

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228 reviews

2.0

May 7, 2024

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Security officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are really good here

Cons

There is no life outside of this place. They expect you to come in on your days off and even sometime when you take a vacation time. You will live here and schedule is not consistent

2.0

Apr 24, 2024

Last Option to Join.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits in terms of insurance, vacation and leaves are good.

Cons

There are many: Pay is no wa y close to indistry standards. All the management is aged personnel who want to comfortably retire here. Lot of politics in organizations and personal vandetta. IT is comparatively is the one to avoid looking for jobs in. Age old technologies and the freshers have nightmares figuring the methods or process which there 50 year old mangers wants to work them on. you can expect minimum of one year to get a feature released while you get grilled in the middle. No one in the management wants to take proper responsibility. people work in the same position for decades. Do not expect any promotion in a decade.

2.0

Apr 14, 2022

Fun but not

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will meet many people working there from many countries and everyone is pretty much on the same level.

Cons

Management works on their likes and dislikes, don't make management mad or they will find a way to can you

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