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?

85% 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 (722) , 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 133 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and generally the other staff are enjoyable to work with." ((in 85 reviews)); "It is a great opportunity for students to gain work experience and studying during the same semester." ((in 82 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexibility." ((in 63 reviews)); "Great facilities for research" ((in 63 reviews))

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

"Low pay and low" ((in 282 reviews)); "Salary is low and not that industry orientated" ((in 177 reviews)); "It becomes quite stressful at times and wonder if the low compensation is worth it." ((in 21 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 14 reviews)); "Too much work due to courses and projects" ((in 14 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

85% would recommend to a friend

(4,274 total reviews)

Ángel Cabrera

93% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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Georgia Tech has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,274 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

Aug 16, 2014

As a student worker

Student assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working time is flexible, most professors and staffs are very nice

Cons

There are heavy workload for some classes, pay rate is too low compare to the work that has been done in certain classes

5.0

Aug 11, 2014

graduate program at GT

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great program, beautiful campus, many opportunities

Cons

working in laboratories can be really tough because there is not much oversight over lab Primary Investigators

4.0

Aug 9, 2014

Research Scientist

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are over 5,000 research faculty at Georgia Tech committed to improving the human condition and working to find solutions to local and global challenges. Georgia tech is a great learning environment with accessible professors and instructors and offers a large number of research scientist positions

Cons

The work environment at Georgia Tech is very competitive and the work-life balance heavily leans toward work. In some cases work is life.

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