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 (117) , 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 353 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 84 reviews)); "Good culture and can be improved" ((in 72 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 200 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 72 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 40 reviews)); "high pressure to write papers and grants" ((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.

MIT reviews

4.4

85% would recommend to a friend

(4,252 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 4,252 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

1.0

Feb 16, 2024

Beware of bad management

Remote developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not many they have pretty good benefits if you live in Cambridge but that’s about it.

Cons

The pay is so so, but the benefits offset the mediocre pay

3.0

Feb 2, 2024

World-changing science, but hit-or-miss experience with professors

Phd graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Driven and intelligent colleagues and fascinating science, amazing lecture series on campus, robust development opportunities for entrepreneurship and impact-driven science. An inspirational air of technological intrigue and ambition.

Cons

Cog in a machine, PIs level unreasonable demands against students and are more often than not poor managers/mentors. More profit-focused approach to IP and spinouts than MIT would like to convey. Experience will be one part what you make of it, and one part happenstance - if you have the bad luck of getting a tyrant or egoist as a PI, your life will be very difficult. Your work for 5-7 years will be for the glorification of your boss, and unless you bring in external funding, you'll primarily help them pursue their agenda - par for the course for grad school, but know the risks.

3.0

Feb 1, 2024

Underwhelming pay for an expensive city

Postdoctoral associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Name recognition, world class colleagues.

Cons

Not nearly enough pay for the quality and quantity of work you are doing in one of the most expensive city in the U.S. Administration completely ideologically dependent on its wealthy donors.

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