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 vacation time" ((in 296 reviews)); "great research environment and people" ((in 199 reviews)); "As an intern usually faculty are award of your situation and allow you flexible hours." ((in 111 reviews)); "Good work environment and learned alot" ((in 72 reviews)); "Great work life balance and care." ((in 69 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 241 reviews)); "Low salary for research scientist (social sciences); job insecurity due to soft funding" ((in 142 reviews)); "management was poor and unorganized" ((in 57 reviews)); "Too spread out and little communication among labs." ((in 19 reviews)); "(in 16 reviews) "Low compensation and difficult to get raises" (in 14 reviews)" ((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.

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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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4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

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).

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3.0

Aug 28, 2015

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Administrative coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great tuition remission benefits & lots of ways to apply it. Quality educational programs & faculty. Like anywhere, there are some wonderful people doing great work.

Cons

Pay is not on par with other comparable universities, strong anti-union sentiment among upper level management, very little investment in quality performance planning and review system such that reviews are very ad hoc. Some offices pretty dysfunctional. Administrative culture at BU overly image-driven, more concerned with PR than getting things done well.

5.0

Aug 28, 2015

Teaching Assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Bring home working, the working hours are pretty flexible depend on you.

Cons

I would say the salary is a little bit low, but still very acceptable.

4.0

Aug 28, 2015

Teaching Fellow

Graduate teaching fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The workload is not that much if you are a graduate student at the same time

Cons

The pay is low relative to the other universities specially considering the fact that we are living in an expensive city like Boston

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