Does Georgia Tech pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Georgia Tech employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Georgia Tech. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Georgia Tech?

86% of Georgia Tech employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Georgia Tech 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Georgia Tech?

Graduate Research Assistant (723) , Research Assistant (218) , Student Assistant (174) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (160) , Teaching Assistant (120) , Postdoctoral Fellow (105) , Graduate Student (81) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (75) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (71) , PhD Student (57) , PhD Graduate Student (29) , Researcher (29) , Research Scientist (26) , GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant (23) , Research Engineer (20)

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

"Flexible hours as a student contributing to running programs or working for various campus departments." ((in 129 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and generally the other staff are enjoyable to work with." ((in 82 reviews)); "It is a great opportunity for students to gain work experience and studying during the same semester." ((in 75 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexibility." ((in 65 reviews)); "Great facilities for research" ((in 64 reviews))

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

"Low pay and low" ((in 278 reviews)); "Low salary and very stressful" ((in 178 reviews)); "It becomes quite stressful at times and wonder if the low compensation is worth it." ((in 18 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 15 reviews)); "Too much work due to courses and projects" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Georgia Tech layoffs in 2026?

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

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Georgia Tech reviews

4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(4,275 total reviews)

Ángel Cabrera

93% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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Georgia Tech has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,275 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Georgia Tech 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

May 11, 2015

Good job, okay pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, professional development, great students

Cons

some offices are very political, if you don't fit in you should basically look for other jobs.

4.0

May 4, 2015

Graduate Research Assisstant

Graduate teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You enjoy the flexible schedule, good equipment to use and also nice academic environment and atmosphere

Cons

Hard to get the job after graduate. Sometimes you have to find job as a postdoc, which doesn't have attractive salary...

5.0

Apr 29, 2015

I had a good experience at GA Tech.

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ga Tech had great benefits.

Cons

Ga Tech had too much crime.

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