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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Boston University?

81% of Boston University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Boston University 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 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?

"Getting to know and work with professors is a great benefit." ((in 267 reviews)); "great research environment and people" ((in 207 reviews)); "As an intern usually faculty are award of your situation and allow you flexible hours." ((in 110 reviews)); "Great work life balance and care." ((in 70 reviews)); "Good work environment and learned alot" ((in 67 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 240 reviews)); "Low salary for research scientist (social sciences); job insecurity due to soft funding" ((in 148 reviews)); "management was poor and unorganized" ((in 56 reviews)); "(in 16 reviews) "Low compensation and difficult to get raises" (in 14 reviews)" ((in 19 reviews)); "Too spread out and little communication among labs." ((in 18 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

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,695 total reviews)

Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

91% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,695 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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1.0

Aug 29, 2013

Do not work here. Run!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No pros about the department. Outside of the department, this is a good business school that will see great growth in the coming years. Dean Freeman has great plans for the future, hopefully this involves changes in the ELC.

Cons

Worst environment I have ever worked in. Very high turnover due to bad leadership. Not sure how it has continued to be this way for many years.

4.0

Aug 26, 2013

Satisfying, Great People, Good Benefits, Comfortable work/life balance

Senior programs coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

BU has great benefits, tuition remission, medical, retirement, time off. Lots of vacation and sick time given, along with school holidays.

Cons

Petty Politics can sometimes be an issue. Pay is not great, but BU pays in benefits. Stability can also mean boredom, especially on the administrative side of BU.

4.0

Aug 25, 2013

Research Assistant

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-interesting work and there are a lot of different labs that offer a wide range of topics -great city to work/live in

Cons

very little raise in my lab however some other lab have gotten great raises

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