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) , Undergraduate Researcher (81) , Researcher (80) , 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 419 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 351 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 80 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 198 reviews)); "Low salary and very competitive" ((in 188 reviews)); "Long hours during certain points of position but all was worth the time put in." ((in 71 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 39 reviews)); "Bad work life balance, long hours" ((in 20 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

(4,249 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 4,249 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

May 6, 2012

great environment, great benefits, learned a lifetime worth of skills

Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

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Pros

* at least in my dept. work/life balance was respected * lots of vacation time and many paid holidays including an extra day at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and some years, New Years, too. *interesting people, fascinating science and opportunities to hear lectures * extremely talented people to learn from * fantastic location on the Charles river * gold standard labs and science

Cons

* can be very bureaucratic with inside politics * not always great feedback to help guide performance * some labs were lax in following the rules, providing bad examples to others * loss of big picture, focussed on project at hand * campus area can be dangerous at night and early in the morning

3.0

May 6, 2012

Intelligent environment, experience varies based on lab.

Research assistant

Recommend

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Pros

Great resources, intelligent colleagues. Opportunities to work on cutting edge theory and applications.

Cons

Experience vary greatly based on what lab you are in. Some office spaces are very old and not updated. Sometimes not enough emphasis is placed on applications.

4.0

Apr 30, 2012

Good benefits and respectful atmosphere

Administrative assistant ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Benefits like vacation (2 weeks first year, 3 after that and they let you accrue a lot of time off before you have to use it). Tuition reimbursement is great and they pre-pay $750 of the tuition for your first class.

Cons

There isn't much room for advancement for administrative assistants so you're pretty much pigeonholed into that role for your department, even if you excel in other areas, like web design.

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