Is MIT Lincoln Laboratory a good company to work for?

MIT Lincoln Laboratory has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 764 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 96% of employees would recommend working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory to a friend and 86% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MIT Lincoln Laboratory have been left by employees working as Summer Research Intern , Research Intern and Summer Intern .

Does MIT Lincoln Laboratory pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MIT Lincoln Laboratory employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory?

96% of MIT Lincoln Laboratory employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MIT Lincoln Laboratory 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MIT Lincoln Laboratory?

Member Of Technical Staff (36) , Technical Staff (35) , Assistant Staff (32) , Intern (31) , Associate Staff (26) , Summer Research Intern (25) , Software Engineer (23) , Summer Intern (19) , Associate Technical Staff (18) , Research Intern (14) , Assistant Technical Staff (11) , Engineer (11) , Subcontractor (9) , Administrative Assistant (8) , Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) (8)

What are the pros of working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory according to real employee reviews?

"People that I worked with were great except for some individual from my own team." ((in 104 reviews)); "Great benefits and overall great time as an intern!" ((in 81 reviews)); "Good work life balance for specialists" ((in 46 reviews)); "Great team and culture." ((in 19 reviews)); "Excellent opportunities to learn on impactful projects." ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory according to real employee reviews?

"i.e. pay was low." ((in 29 reviews)); "Salaries are not competitive with industry and raise structure does not provide monetary incentives for performance." ((in 22 reviews)); "Possibilities of managers who aren't great at running projects leading to alot of frustrating days" ((in 8 reviews)); "Flat management structure so promotions are few and far in between" ((in 6 reviews)); "Compensation is ~20% below market (including no equity nor bonuses)." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about MIT Lincoln Laboratory layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.4

96% would recommend to a friend

(510 total reviews)

Eric Evans

98% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

MIT Lincoln Laboratory has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 510 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MIT Lincoln Laboratory employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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510 reviews

4.0

Apr 29, 2013

Great company culture, amazing benefits

Analyst

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Pros

Company is multi-cultural and inclusive Great benefits Encouraged to learn and develop as an employee Lots of volunteer/charity events Work/life balance is very important

Cons

Slow bureaucracy Administrative departments don't have as many growth opportunities as technical divisions

MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response

12y

Thank you for your comments. The Laboratory effort to be an inclusive and open environment is continuing. While we are pleased to have accomplished a lot, we consider this an ongoing, core part of our organization. We hope that all employees take advantage of the many educational and learning opportunities that exist, including support for formal education and frequent technical and general interest presentations. The series of lunchtime multicultural music and dance presentations will be continuing. Weekly seasonal farmers markets have been a big hit (really good, fresh corn on the cob). Community outreach including veterans causes and support for the Pan Mass Challenge are among our efforts. The Laboratory is supportive of the formation of employee interest groups and encourages interested employees to work with our Diversity and Inclusion staff to investigate possibilities

3.0

Apr 16, 2013

Interesting work; poor management structure

Technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work. Laid-back feel. Smart co-workers.

Cons

Group leaders oversee large groups and don't have a good feel for who does what. The review process can thus be arbitrary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response

12y

We are pleased that you have been with us for a full year and are finding the work interesting and seeing the strong capabilities of your co-workers. These are big components of the work environment here. The laid back feel is the result of a conscious management effort to be aware of the importance of work-life balance. We try hard to make individual merit the biggest driver in performance reviews. Hopefully you will have conversation with your management team about your review as that is a valued part of the review process. Please be assured that there are avenues available to facilitate that conversation if you feel that is not the case.

1.0

Apr 15, 2013

Assistant staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, interesting work, some freedom to perform research with personal interest.

Cons

Old boy network. Promotions based on brown nosing the group leaders. No hope for lateral transfers. PHd heavy staff with a clear caste system. Elitist ignorant staff.

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