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 413 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 350 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 82 reviews)); "Good culture and can be improved" ((in 80 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 205 reviews)); "Low salary and very competitive" ((in 191 reviews)); "Long hours during certain points of position but all was worth the time put in." ((in 67 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 41 reviews)); "Bad work life balance, long hours" ((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.

MIT reviews

4.4

85% would recommend to a friend

(4,257 total reviews)

Sally Kornbluth

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 4,257 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

5.0

Jul 21, 2015

You get what you ask for

Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Independence and creativity is highly valued. Endless opportunities for networking and expanding skills and education. Great benefits. Outstanding and inspirational community.

Cons

Not so good pay for junior positions. Slow hierarchical climbing. Not a great place for people expecting highly structured working space.

2.0

Jul 20, 2015

AgeLab: Convenient, yet no progress

Data analyst and project/research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours allow for lots of time off, friendly coworkers, good work environment. Great team work without direct supervision from higher-ups. Lot's of room to breathe.

Cons

Supervisors give little to no help in moving forward or progression within the company, and can be quite dismissive upon discussion of future at the lab. Superiors are hard to contact, difficult to talk to and typically too busy or out of the office all together. Mindless, tedious work with hardly any deviation.

1.0

Jun 5, 2015

Unreliable

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people were nice... when they were there.

Cons

I temped for one day in a grant-funded department. That day I received a lot of GREAT feedback, and made plans with manager and director for the future of my tenure there. Went back the next day and the entire department was deserted. No one even there to say good morning to. Called my agency after an hour and was told I was no longer needed, that no reason was given. The agency was great, they were mortified that this had happened and found me a fantastic long-term position afterward, at which I was eventually hired full time. I've been there 5 years now.

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