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 (215) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (138) , Graduate Student (127) , Postdoctoral Fellow (116) , PhD Student (114) , Research Scientist (98) , Researcher (81) , Undergraduate Researcher (81) , Graduate Student Researcher (65) , Administrative Assistant (62) , Research Associate (58) , PhD Graduate Student (57) , 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 412 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 343 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 88 reviews)); "Good culture and can be improved" ((in 70 reviews)); "Good work life balance it is good" ((in 66 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 208 reviews)); "Low salary and very competitive" ((in 184 reviews)); "Long hours during certain points of position but all was worth the time put in." ((in 68 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 40 reviews)); "Annoying HR and pushy supervisor." ((in 21 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

(4,251 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 4,251 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

Nov 6, 2012

Intense, rewarding and challenging

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborate with the best and smartest, learn and able to challenge and improve yourself constantly, very collaborative atmosphere, work hard play hard. If you want to learn or try something new, this is the place to be.

Cons

Not much of a work-life balance, i.e. people work on weekends and nights. Intensity and pace of things going on can be overwhelming at times, fairly high stress work place. Facilities are decent, but definitely not the best.

5.0

Nov 5, 2012

Opportunities for all!!!

Administrative assistant ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MIT provides opportunities for learning and development at all levels of the Institution. Staff is treated well and encouraged to take control of their own learning with Institute-supported development and training as well as tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Tips for job seekers: it is a very competitive environment with lots of qualified candidates for open positions.

3.0

Nov 2, 2012

Great place to do graduate research

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MIT provides graduate students with challenging environment to do independent research. MIT has a broad courses that students can benefit from.

Cons

Cold weather is the major cons. If you want to attend graduate school at MIT, make sure cold weather is not your obstacle.

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