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 421 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 343 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 83 reviews)); "Good culture and can be improved" ((in 65 reviews)); "Good work life balance it is good" ((in 61 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 205 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 67 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 40 reviews)); "Bad work life balance, long hours" ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about MIT layoffs in 2026?

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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(784 total reviews)

Sally Kornbluth

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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4.0

Mar 19, 2015

A moderately satisfied graduate student in the department of chemistry

Graduate student researcher

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Pros

There is a lot of freedom in my specific lab, to pursue many ideas. The resources are exceptional--money is rarely a problem. We learn very valuable skills in leadership, project development, instrumentation, among many other crucial concepts.

Cons

The hours are high and the pay is exceptionally low. The departmental culture has a negative effect on many of the people in it.

4.0

Mar 5, 2015

Great place to work if you want stability and job security but little chance of advancement or competitive salary

Systems administrator

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Pros

Great benefits, job security, connect with brilliant people, fantastic time off/sick policies.

Cons

Working with outdated technology due to limited vision of IT leadership. Pay scale generally 20% lower than what you would get in the non-education sectors. Limited to no advancement in most areas. Salary increases tied to a set percentage across the board not based on performance. You can literally being doing the job of three people and get paid the same as you'd get to do one of them with another Institution in the area.

5.0

Feb 26, 2015

Work with the smartest people on the planet who are genuinely striving to improve the world.

Executive director

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Egalitarian, mission driven, exciting, influential, impactful, human work environment. Very entrepreneurial "just do it" (build it / make it culture.) Lots of autonomy,

Cons

Surprisingly low tech in many systems and processes - quite bureaucratic procedures. Salaries can be quite stagnant. Not really growing so new opportunities may depend on waiting for people to leave or retire.

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