Does Boston University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Boston University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Boston University. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Boston University?

82% of Boston University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Boston University 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Boston University?

Research Assistant (292) , Teaching Assistant (119) , Graduate Student (99) , Graduate Research Assistant (82) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (63) , Office Assistant (62) , PhD Student (61) , Administrative Assistant (38) , Student Worker (35) , Assistant Director (34) , Program Manager (32) , Postdoctoral Fellow (29) , PhD Graduate Student (27) , Postdoctoral Associate (27) , PhD Candidate (26)

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

"good benefits and tuition benefits" ((in 285 reviews)); "great research environment and people" ((in 203 reviews)); "As an intern usually faculty are award of your situation and allow you flexible hours." ((in 116 reviews)); "Good work environment and learned alot" ((in 72 reviews)); "Great work life balance and care." ((in 66 reviews))

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

"Low pay and some of the entry level coworker are not very professional" ((in 236 reviews)); "Low salary for research scientist (social sciences); job insecurity due to soft funding" ((in 145 reviews)); "management was poor and unorganized" ((in 55 reviews)); "(in 16 reviews) "Low compensation and difficult to get raises" (in 14 reviews)" ((in 20 reviews)); "Too spread out and little communication among labs." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Boston University layoffs in 2026?

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

Boston University reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(3,701 total reviews)

Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

91% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,701 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Oct 14, 2015

Teach a lot but great environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Huge community for networking, a lot of social events, many labs, diverse research

Cons

Most common pay for grad students is teaching stipend based so graduation times are longer than average

4.0

Oct 13, 2015

BU

Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good school in the middle of Boston. Great lectures, very good lab space. Experienced and helpful PIs and/or Professors.

Cons

Rather bad maintenance of chemical characterization instruments, especially NMR. Lacking engagement in the benefits for foreign researchers, bringing their own funding (no eligibility) .

3.0

Oct 13, 2015

Severely Understaffed

Service desk student employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working at the BU IT Help Center is a decent student job. They are very flexible with scheduling and most of the staff members you interact with are pleasant.

Cons

Within the past year many of the full time staff members have left the Service Desk division of the ITHC with almost no new hires. Because of this the quality of service has gone down, and the students are the first ones to hear about it when someone calls in because they are getting horrible service. Its really frustrating to get yelled at every third time you pick up the phone, especially when you know the person on the other end is perfectly justified in being frustrated with the sub-par level of service.

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