Is Battelle a good company to work for?

Battelle has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,167 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 55% of employees would recommend working at Battelle to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Battelle have been left by employees working as Intern , CCDS Deconamination Technician and Project Manager .

Does Battelle pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Battelle employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Battelle. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Battelle?

55% of Battelle employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Battelle 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Battelle?

Research Scientist (48) , Researcher (29) , Manager (21) , Principal Research Scientist (19) , Project Manager (19) , CCDS Deconamination Technician (18) , Intern (16) , Technician (16) , Senior Research Scientist (15) , Software Engineer (12) , Program Manager (11) , Lab Technician (10) , Engineer (9) , CCDS Technician (8) , Mechanical Engineer (8)

What are the pros of working at Battelle according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with and had the oppurtunity to lean a lot of interesting information." ((in 102 reviews)); "Good pay for contributing to make a very important difference during a time of crisis." ((in 91 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 89 reviews)); "Good work life balance (Every other Friday is a day off)" ((in 32 reviews)); "the work was relativity easy and all my direct coworkers were great" ((in 32 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Battelle according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor." ((in 87 reviews)); "The change of senior leadership." ((in 29 reviews)); "current managers have too many direct reports" ((in 28 reviews)); "Upper management does not seem to care that morale has been low for years and is getting lower." ((in 25 reviews)); "Layoffs are now a common weekly occurrence." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about Battelle layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Battelle layoffs and their outlook for job security at Battelle in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Battelle locations?

Columbus , Pueblo , Washington , Richland , Richmond , West Jefferson , Arlington , Idaho Falls , Boulder , Egg Harbor Township , Aberdeen , Atlanta , Charlottesville , Frederick , Panama City , Chantilly , Baltimore , Atlantic City , San Antonio , Dayton , Seattle , Norwell , Portsmouth , Fairfax , Houston , Vancouver , Boston , Bismarck , Egg Harbor City , Crystal City

Battelle reviews

3.6

55% would recommend to a friend

(994 total reviews)

Lou Von Thaer

54% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Battelle has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 994 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Battelle employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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994 reviews

1.0

Jun 2, 2019

Micromanagement. Hemorrhaging talent. Toxic culture.

Cyber software engineer

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Pros

I worked at Battelle for 3 years and it’s been a rough ride. I joined a year before the “big flush” of early 2018 when about 500 staff were exited or left on their own. Leadership was steady and strong, with a strong positive direction. Then in March 2018, recently hired leadership from defense contractors in DC said the company doesn’t know what it should be focused on and decimated the staff. A year after that and I had quite enough of those arrogant “leaders”. The job market is fantastic and I was easily recruited out.

Cons

It’s not beneficial to me to detail the nonsense happening at Battelle, and their leadership is too busy micromanaging or sucking up to stay alive to care.

2.0

Mar 23, 2018

Former Employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Free Parking, cafe on site

Cons

Lack of strategy and vision. no transparency from management. Don't care about their people. Talk a big game with little to no follow through.

1.0

Mar 11, 2018

Good For a Short Term Employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good experience and opportunities for young people, decent salary

Cons

Company does not recognize employee dedication and work ethic, staff are viewed as numbers only (age, length of service, salary) and the higher the number the less valuable to people making lay-off decisions

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