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 137 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and generally the other staff are enjoyable to work with." ((in 83 reviews)); "It is a great opportunity for students to gain work experience and studying during the same semester." ((in 66 reviews)); "good work environment and very flexible" ((in 65 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexibility." ((in 60 reviews))

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

"Low pay and low" ((in 279 reviews)); "Salary is low and not that industry orientated" ((in 172 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 18 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 16 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Feb 23, 2015

A great place to work and be a student at. Very much dependent on one's advisor of course, I can't emphasize this enough

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get a first class education, work with first class professors.Learn what it is to be a teacher and a researcher.

Cons

Don't expect to make money out of this, you're getting skills and an education instead

5.0

Feb 23, 2015

Very rewarding

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning by teaching undergraduates is good experience

Cons

sometimes it gets difficult with huge class strength

4.0

Feb 22, 2015

Good place to work.

Senior research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very talented people around to work with. Talented students. Growing entrepreneurial community and lots of support for developing innovative ideas.

Cons

Administrative burdens have grown in the past years, making it increasingly difficult to concentrate in the academic aspects of the job.

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Jobs at Georgia Tech

Custodian II (Sunday - Thursday 10:25 pm - 6:55 am)

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A great place to work and be a student at. Very much dependent on one's advisor of course, I can't emphasize this enough

Very rewarding

Good place to work.

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