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 (720) , Research Assistant (218) , Student Assistant (175) , 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 81 reviews)); "It is a great opportunity for students to gain work experience and studying during the same semester." ((in 72 reviews)); "great work life balance and fulfilling" ((in 71 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 67 reviews))

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

"Low pay and low" ((in 285 reviews)); "Low salary and very stressful" ((in 172 reviews)); "being a teaching assistant and taking classes at the same time is challenging." ((in 19 reviews)); "It becomes quite stressful at times and wonder if the low compensation is worth it." ((in 19 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.

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Georgia Tech reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(4,272 total reviews)

Ángel Cabrera

92% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Senior management

4.1

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

Georgia Tech has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,272 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Jan 30, 2013

Georgia Tech has treated me well.

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great way to fund a graduate degree in engineering

Cons

Work/life balance depends entirely on the department.

3.0

Jan 29, 2013

good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good university and nice people, atlanta is a cool city, georgia tech is a very good university

Cons

good university and nice people, atlanta is a cool city, georgia tech is a very good

5.0

Jan 28, 2013

Amazing research and competitive atmosphere

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the amount of exposure if amazing

Cons

can get very competitive at time

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