Is SIUE a good company to work for?

SIUE has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 471 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at SIUE to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about SIUE have been left by employees working as Graduate Teaching Assistant , Research Assistant and Student Worker .

Does SIUE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SIUE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SIUE. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SIUE?

68% of SIUE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SIUE 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SIUE?

Graduate Assistant (36) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (18) , Research Assistant (13) , Student Worker (13) , Teaching Assistant (13) , Graduate Research Assistant (10) , Assistant Professor (9) , Instructor (8) , Graduate Student (7) , Professor (7) , Academic Advisor (6) , Associate Professor (6) , Resident Assistant (6) , Adjunct Professor (4) , Administrative Assistant (4)

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

"Great people and the tuition waver is totally worth it I mean it’s amazing the tuition waver has been the best" ((in 33 reviews)); "Health and education benefits are great!" ((in 22 reviews)); "SIUE has a sprawling, beautiful campus and as many resources as you could possibly want in an academic institution or workplace." ((in 16 reviews)); "Flexible hours while attended classes full time." ((in 16 reviews)); "great work life balance" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Low pay and maybe difficult based on professor" ((in 38 reviews)); "Low salary compared to other higher ed institutions" ((in 14 reviews)); "Management Issues, Lots of Interim Appointments in Upper Management, State Funding is a Disaster, Some Units Not Collegial at All, Some Incompetent People" ((in 4 reviews)); "you can be out at any point you have to 3 years before your first very low increase in pay then you only get one more after that" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed SIUE locations?

Edwardsville , Saint Louis , Glen Carbon , Carbondale , Chicago , Decatur , Edwards , Alton , Caseyville , Collinsville , Lebanon , Flagstaff , Edwards , Carbondale , Boynton Beach , Swansea

SIUE reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(418 total reviews)

James T. Minor

57% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

SIUE has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 418 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SIUE 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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418 reviews

1.0

Jul 11, 2026

Wish I could give negative stars

Student financial aid

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tuition forgiveness, 37.5 hour work week, Starbucks on campus.

Cons

The worst most toxic place I have ever worked at. Please do not work in the financial aid department. Also be warned if you have any accommodation needs that the accommodation office will fight with you to get the bare minimum. If you go to the EOA office for help they will gaslight you and tell you it’s your fault and that you could get fired for being “too much” and if you ask HR for help they will gang up on you to get you fired or make your life so miserable you quit. Do not work here if you are someone who won’t put up with toxic management or business systems.

5.0

Jul 9, 2026

Fantastic, fun student job!

Exercise science graduate assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Flexible -- supervisor works GA schedule (when you teach classes) around your class/other job schedule the best they can // while some protocols/rules must be kept in the syllabus for all elective activity classes, you overall design the class and assignments how you want to Fun and rewarding -- you'll be assigned a mix of teaching elective fitness/strength-based classes, assisting exercise science classes as a TA, working in the exercise physiology lab conducting health & fitness clinic testing Wonderful way to gain personal training experience (practice improving students' form, demonstrating exercises) and to better your communication and teaching skills Monthly stipend + pays for tuition

Cons

Some TA classes have more grading than others, but honestly no cons from my perspective for this role.

3.0

Jun 28, 2026

Free tuition and nice coworkers, but heavy workloads and low pay

Financial aid manager

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Free tuition immediately Nice coworkers

Cons

Extremely heavy workloads due to constant turnover & top heavy org chart leaving few to do to the actual work. Very low pay & annual increases do not keep up with cost of living or benefit cost increases. Duties are spread far and wide with little resources. Administration more concerned with how we are perceived than fixing the issues.

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