Is MIT a good company to work for?

MIT has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 4,836 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 86% of employees would recommend working at MIT to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MIT have been left by employees working as Graduate Teaching Assistant , Teaching Assistant and Professor .

Does MIT pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MIT employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MIT. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MIT?

86% of MIT employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MIT 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MIT?

Research Assistant (306) , Graduate Research Assistant (221) , Postdoctoral Associate (216) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (138) , Graduate Student (127) , Postdoctoral Fellow (117) , PhD Student (115) , Research Scientist (98) , Researcher (81) , Undergraduate Researcher (81) , Graduate Student Researcher (65) , Administrative Assistant (62) , PhD Graduate Student (58) , Research Associate (58) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (56)

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

"2. Great People: It can be great to collaborate with some of the smartest minds in the world" ((in 408 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 371 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 86 reviews)); "Good culture and can be improved" ((in 71 reviews)); "great work environment and colleagues" ((in 60 reviews))

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

"low pay and difficult to find affordable housing in the area" ((in 214 reviews)); "Low salary and very competitive" ((in 187 reviews)); "Long hours during certain points of position but all was worth the time put in." ((in 70 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 39 reviews)); "Annoying HR and pushy supervisor." ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about MIT layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed MIT locations?

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MIT reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(4,262 total reviews)

Sally Kornbluth

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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MIT has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MIT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Nov 15, 2014

Good Community

Resource sharing

Recommend

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Pros

Innovative, off-the-beaten path spirit, management (in my department) really does strive for transparency, staff feedback for major decisions (hiring leadership, changes to policy or space planning) are encouraged and solicited. Great people on staff: smart, friendly, supportive, for the most part love what they do. Just a great culture to be a part of.

Cons

This is academia, so if you want to move forward, you pretty much wait for someone to a.) leave or b.) retire. I've only been here for about 2 years so maybe I'm impatient, but yes, I am frustrated that in that time, no attainable opportunities for promotion have opened up. Also, the campus is dotted with really ugly sculptural art. It's like, REALLY ugly. Why??

3.0

Nov 14, 2014

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

work/life balance and near boston

Cons

inconsistent promotions and lateral moves

5.0

Nov 13, 2014

Good fun, bright people, lots of sports

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Pros

Professors, level of research, people, freedom in time management, opportunities, business oriented minds, possibility of taking courses at Harvard and Sloan, many societies and clubs, great contacts, good fun overall

Cons

Groups focused on modelling don't really have great equipment in the laboratories, microscopy is not as good as at Oxford, both XRD and SEM is usually overbooked

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