Does MIT pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MIT employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MIT. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MIT?

85% of MIT employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MIT 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MIT?

Research Assistant (306) , Graduate Research Assistant (221) , Postdoctoral Associate (216) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (138) , Graduate Student (127) , Postdoctoral Fellow (117) , PhD Student (114) , Research Scientist (98) , Researcher (81) , Undergraduate Researcher (81) , Graduate Student Researcher (65) , Administrative Assistant (62) , PhD Graduate Student (58) , Research Associate (58) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (56)

What are the pros of working at MIT according to real employee reviews?

"2. Great People: It can be great to collaborate with some of the smartest minds in the world" ((in 422 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 340 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 87 reviews)); "Just a great culture to be a part of." ((in 68 reviews)); "Good work life balance it is good" ((in 64 reviews))

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

"low pay and difficult to find affordable housing in the area" ((in 211 reviews)); "Low salary and very competitive" ((in 186 reviews)); "Long hours during certain points of position but all was worth the time put in." ((in 70 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 41 reviews)); "Bad work life balance, long hours" ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about MIT layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MIT layoffs and their outlook for job security at MIT in 2026.

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4.4

85% would recommend to a friend

(4,258 total reviews)

Sally Kornbluth

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

MIT has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,258 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MIT 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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5.0

Jul 15, 2014

Great place

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, smart students, great community

Cons

Career advancement is not very easy for staff.

3.0

Jun 25, 2014

Research opportunities highly variable

Postdoctoral research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can get involved in fantastic research opportunities. Very flexible (at least for me) vacation/ holiday/ work scheduling. Very nice benefits.

Cons

Can get stuck doing something awful - each fiefdom is drastically different in personality (mostly based on whomever is running said lab/department/etc). The fact that so much paperwork has to be dealt with in *paper* in this day and age is a bit ridiculous. Salary was a joke.

3.0

Jun 14, 2014

Administrative Assistant II

Administrative assistant ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Working with intelligent persons all around -Very accessible to public transportation -Half-off T passes I think that your experience at MIT very much depends upon your unique situation (supervisor, department, etc.).

Cons

-Support staff is not unionized. -No PPO health plan available. -Lack of promotions from within.

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