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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4K reviews

4.0

Feb 7, 2012

Challenging and fulfilling

Graduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with the smartest people in the world.

Cons

Hard to stay open-minded. Sometimes people are compartmentalized to fit into a pigeon hole.

4.0

Feb 7, 2012

An improving workplace.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Comprehensive benefits including 401k and pension. MIT Medical on site for health care is very convenient. Reputation of institute is outstanding.

Cons

Non technical roles aren't always appreciated as much as they should be. Health care costs are fairly expensive. Limited opportunities for growth within departments, labs, centers (DLCs).

4.0

Feb 4, 2012

Great career development

Postdoctoral research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. publish papers 2. got visibility 3. good for international students/scholars if they want to move to USA (or back to be be a faculty member) 4. might be able to get a child who is born in the US (with US citizenship) 5. research work which is time consuming but not very stressful 6. establish good relationship with wide range of scholars

Cons

1. Not stable job so need to move to the formal position as soon as possible 2. work with students who might not be professional (neither hard worker) 3. Low salary 4. Low social state 5. No benefit package 6. No free insurance package 7. poor life style according to the relatively long working hours to take care expts/research issues 8. may lost your job/life after a few years of postdoc without finding a proper faculty position

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