Does Boston University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Boston University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 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?

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 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Boston University?

Research Assistant (292) , Teaching Assistant (118) , 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 on campus housing" ((in 287 reviews)); "great research environment and people" ((in 211 reviews)); "As an intern usually faculty are award of your situation and allow you flexible hours." ((in 112 reviews)); "Great work life balance and care." ((in 74 reviews)); "Great community and colleagues." ((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 241 reviews)); "Low salary for research scientist (social sciences); job insecurity due to soft funding" ((in 150 reviews)); "management was poor and unorganized" ((in 59 reviews)); "Too spread out and little communication among labs." ((in 20 reviews)); "Low compensation and difficult to get raises" ((in 20 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

(3,690 total reviews)

Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

91% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

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4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,690 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

Jun 26, 2018

Chair

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Pros

decent people but no direction

Cons

Terrible leadership. They regularly violate the handbook.

2.0

Sep 26, 2017

AVOID the Research Integrity Office!!!

Senior compliance specialist

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The Executive Director of Research Integrity (IBC, COI, IACUC) is a micromanaging nightmare. She doesn't know about half of the stuff she is talking about and makes decisions on what she thinks is best. On many occasions what she has thought was best turned out to be the wrong decision and instead of her taking the blame she projects it onto others in her office. Despite several complaints made against her, the University has done nothing. Since she started 3 years ago her entire staff of 10 employees has turned over twice. This is an office that was very highly respected in the Boston area and had several long term (more than 5 years service) employees. Management always plays favorites and doesn't always hire the best candidate. Even after 20 years of valuable service for the School of Medicine your opinion doesn't matter.

1.0

Sep 14, 2017

It's okay, working for them isn't that great.

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone around you is supporting.

Cons

The school itself doesn't care about you, all they care about is money.

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