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 (80) , 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 Georgia Tech campus is beautiful and in a great location." ((in 87 reviews)); "It is a great opportunity for students to gain work experience and studying during the same semester." ((in 70 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexibility." ((in 65 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 62 reviews))

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

"Low pay and low" ((in 282 reviews)); "Low salary and very stressful" ((in 177 reviews)); "Poor management, everyone seems to be in cliques" ((in 25 reviews)); "It becomes quite stressful at times and wonder if the low compensation is worth it." ((in 19 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 18 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

(4,271 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 4,271 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

5.0

Apr 9, 2026

Great place to learn

Wreck tech

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very lax, great place to learn grassroots IT work

Cons

Can be a bit of a struggle to learn, no one will hold your hand unless you seek information, outdated documentation

4.0

Apr 8, 2026

Graduate Research Assiatnt Experience

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technical workplace, challenging problems, World class faculty to learn from

Cons

Very competative and work can be stressful.

4.0

Apr 8, 2026

HCI Researcher

Undergraduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many different opportunities for research and great departments

Cons

If you're working as CS or something different than the actual department, you most likely won't be working with fellow people in your major

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