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 141 reviews)); "The Georgia Tech campus is beautiful and in a great location." ((in 84 reviews)); "good work environment and very flexible" ((in 67 reviews)); "It is a great opportunity for students to gain work experience and studying during the same semester." ((in 67 reviews)); "great work life balance and fulfilling" ((in 65 reviews))

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

"Low pay and low" ((in 294 reviews)); "Salary is low and not that industry orientated" ((in 173 reviews)); "Poor management, everyone seems to be in cliques" ((in 24 reviews)); "It becomes quite stressful at times and wonder if the low compensation is worth it." ((in 17 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 15 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.

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).

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4K reviews

5.0

Apr 27, 2015

A good place for education and research

Postdoctoral research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best universities for research in Engineering and technology. I enjoyed working at Georgia Tech for 2.5 years. Laboratories are usually very well equipped and you can find experts in different field anytime you need to get help.

Cons

It's highly competitive to enter and stay on top. It needs a lot of effort.

5.0

Apr 26, 2015

Good school. Smart people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn a lot. competetive nature of the job

Cons

needs more industry connections for future

3.0

Apr 25, 2015

Amazing academics and research. Horrible, bloated administration.

Phd student

Recommend

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Pros

Obviously it's a top tier school with a great and well-deserved reputation for being on the cutting edge. The academics are hard by design, and that's why the people take a Georgia Tech degree seriously.

Cons

The paperwork side of things is unbelievably painful here. I'll have degrees from a couple other universities and none of them made things this difficult. I've had paperwork lost and been told that I had filled out the wrong form when someone in the office had given it to me the day before. I've heard of people accidentally getting sent degrees, despite not having actually graduated. And it's not a few isolated incidents. It's a clear pattern and everyone complains about it. Some departments are probably better than others, but it seems to be an institute-wide problem.

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A good place for education and research

Good school. Smart people

Amazing academics and research. Horrible, bloated administration.

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