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 4.0 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 (719) , Research Assistant (218) , Student Assistant (174) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (160) , Teaching Assistant (120) , Postdoctoral Fellow (105) , Graduate Student (80) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (75) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (71) , PhD Student (57) , Researcher (29) , PhD Graduate Student (28) , 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 140 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and generally the other staff are enjoyable to work with." ((in 80 reviews)); "It is a great opportunity for students to gain work experience and studying during the same semester." ((in 73 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 69 reviews)); "Great facilities for research" ((in 68 reviews))

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

"Low pay and low" ((in 291 reviews)); "Low salary and very stressful" ((in 172 reviews)); "being a teaching assistant and taking classes at the same time is challenging." ((in 18 reviews)); "It becomes quite stressful at times and wonder if the low compensation is worth it." ((in 18 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 17 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

(4,269 total reviews)

Ángel Cabrera

92% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.1

Senior management

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

Georgia Tech has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,269 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

Sep 26, 2011

Great

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great professors, great interdepartmental communication

Cons

intense, first semester is very difficult

5.0

Sep 21, 2011

very good program

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Georgia Tech has the professors, resources, facilities, and sophisticated equipment to provide great training to graduate students.

Cons

student fees are high and it makes it difficult for students to pay when the stipend is relatively low

4.0

Sep 19, 2011

Have gathered a lot of skills and knowledge in a very short time. There is a lot of healthy competition & collaboration.

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good collaboration. Well connected campus. Good location, proximity to good research/government institutes like CDC, SRA and Emory (for Biology majors).

Cons

Pay/compensation for graduate students is probably not at par with other institutes of the same standard.

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