Is Booz Allen Hamilton a good company to work for?

Booz Allen Hamilton has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 11,076 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Booz Allen Hamilton to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Booz Allen Hamilton have been left by employees working as Staff Scientist , Lead Systems Engineer and Summer Games Intern .

Does Booz Allen Hamilton pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Booz Allen Hamilton employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Booz Allen Hamilton. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Booz Allen Hamilton?

74% of Booz Allen Hamilton employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Booz Allen Hamilton 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Booz Allen Hamilton?

Associate (1523) , Senior Consultant (1315) , Lead Associate (520) , Consultant (465) , Software Engineer (237) , Senior Associate (228) , Data Scientist (175) , Lead Technologist (105) , Lead Engineer (103) , Intern (95) , Systems Engineer (75) , Business Analyst (73) , Project Manager (66) , Analyst (64) , Associate Consultant (50)

What are the pros of working at Booz Allen Hamilton according to real employee reviews?

"The education benefits are great and the classes within Booz Allen are helpful as well." ((in 1020 reviews)); "Great people and energy at work" ((in 796 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and very flexible when it comes to work location for off client site." ((in 794 reviews)); "Good pay and the people I work with on a daily basis are great." ((in 391 reviews)); "Great opportunities for professional development if you can be disciplined and set aside the time to do it." ((in 254 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Booz Allen Hamilton according to real employee reviews?

"Salaries are low and unequal." ((in 283 reviews)); "Poor management particularly with career and reporting managers who rule with an iron fist." ((in 272 reviews)); "Career Managers and senior leadership don't seem to care what happens once you're placed on a project." ((in 240 reviews)); "Hope you get a good Manager and not someone who's there because of their title." ((in 167 reviews)); "Low pay and no bonus till Senior Associate" ((in 123 reviews))

What are employees saying about Booz Allen Hamilton layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Booz Allen Hamilton locations?

Washington , McLean , San Diego , Arlington , Herndon , Charleston , San Antonio , Norfolk , Annapolis Junction , Alexandria , Atlanta , Rockville , New York , Los Angeles , Colorado Springs , Chantilly , Dayton , Mc Lean , Tampa , Huntsville , Baltimore , Reston , Fairfax , El Segundo , Lexington Park , Bethesda , Honolulu , Tysons Corner , Houston , Aberdeen

Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(10,444 total reviews)

Horacio D. Rozanski

79% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Booz Allen Hamilton has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 10,444 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Booz Allen Hamilton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

10K reviews

2.0

Apr 11, 2018

Overall Assessment

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Outfit to work for (served 15+ years), though Management is too entrenched in Politics! Though I'm Caucasian, Minorities in Mid to Senior Management is as rare as a "Non- Catholic Pope!" Good Work-Life balance, though you have to constantly "work at it!"

Cons

Sense of the "Collegiate, Collaborative Spirit" has eroded sharply over the years! Used to have one of the Best Profit sharing plans in the Industry, but now gone!

3.0

Mar 14, 2018

Not What it Seems

Technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay Depending on the project hours are good People are generally nice

Cons

Career Managers who are supposed to help you advance through the firm are completely useless. I don't blame them because it's not their full-time job. But the firm should provide incentive for them to be useful. If you don't live in DC Maryland or Virginia(DMV) you are pretty much screwed. Booz Allen likes to pretend it is some major international company but it really isn't. Yes they have opportunities abroad and other states. But most of the work is highly concentrated in the DMV. If you live elsewhere I think you are taking a huge risk by working for Booz Allen. If you don't have a project right away you may be out of work in a few months. Honestly other consulting firms have better options for people who do not live in the DMV. Another problem is they have so many people on the bench who will eventually get lack of work letters aka you will be out of work if you don't find a project letters. But they will constantly hire people from the outside for "capability building". So they will fire people because they don't have work. But they will hire people who they don't have work for. Does that make any sense?

3.0

Mar 2, 2018

A Staffing Agency

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are some long-time leaders here who still reflect a time when Booz Allen was actually about consulting. Working with some of them can be rewarding.

Cons

The company has basically become a staffing agency for the US government. Compensation is average, work is uninspiring, but leadership still talk as if the company is leading edge. Internal politics and arrogance are prevalent.

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