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 131 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and generally the other staff are enjoyable to work with." ((in 82 reviews)); "It is a great opportunity for students to gain work experience and studying during the same semester." ((in 74 reviews)); "good work environment and very flexible" ((in 67 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexibility." ((in 62 reviews))

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

"Low pay and low" ((in 284 reviews)); "Low salary and very stressful" ((in 169 reviews)); "It becomes quite stressful at times and wonder if the low compensation is worth it." ((in 19 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 16 reviews)); "Too much work due to courses and projects" ((in 12 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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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

3.0

Nov 23, 2010

Solid place to work, but not very exciting

Administrative assistant ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great positive people to work for

Cons

Not a clear promotion schedule or formalized advancement training

3.0

Nov 10, 2010

Georgia Tech

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Intelligent people to work with, creative environment, with people with strong work ethic and lots of interesting projects to work on.

Cons

My position did not allow me to use the creative side of my nature although many others had that opportunity. They just wanted results without much thinking.

4.0

Nov 9, 2010

Awesome Place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome Research, excellent reputation and excellent work enviornment, beautiful work place.

Cons

Lots of stress, everything else is fine

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