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 11,102 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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Booz Allen Hamilton?

Associate (1524) , Senior Consultant (1317) , Lead Associate (520) , Consultant (465) , Software Engineer (238) , Senior Associate (228) , Data Scientist (175) , Lead Technologist (105) , Lead Engineer (104) , Intern (95) , Systems Engineer (76) , 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 1021 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and very flexible when it comes to work location for off client site." ((in 815 reviews)); "Great people and energy at work" ((in 789 reviews)); "Great Culture and a Good Place to Work" ((in 442 reviews)); "Good pay and the people I work with on a daily basis are great." ((in 384 reviews))

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

"If you came in on a low salary due to education or experience very difficult to get to the same level after education is received" ((in 282 reviews)); "Poor management particularly with career and reporting managers who rule with an iron fist." ((in 279 reviews)); "Career Managers and senior leadership don't seem to care what happens once you're placed on a project." ((in 235 reviews)); "Hope you get a good Manager and not someone who's there because of their title." ((in 162 reviews)); "NO bonus below the Sr Associate level (a level equivalent to Assistant Director)" ((in 130 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 , Tysons Corner , Honolulu , Fort Meade , Crystal City

Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(10,469 total reviews)

Horacio D. Rozanski

79% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

Booz Allen Hamilton has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 10,469 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).

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Reviews by job title

10K reviews

4.0

Apr 2, 2011

Be prepared to work hard & figure out the ropes yourself in a highly political environment.

Associate

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great professional development opportunities. Opportunity to work with very talented, intelligent people from all over the world. Opportunity to grow a professional network. Potential to work with diverse clients. Proven personal reputation leads to greater flexibility in terms of where you work from. Company takes ethical and legal policies extremely seriously. Innovation is still alive and well at the firm.

Cons

Work / Life balance is a myth and burnout is the norm. Expect to work nights and weekends for the sake of business development. Bringing in new business is essential to getting promoted and is central to the company culture. You won't make as much money as other consulting firms. Intra-company politics play highly into every decision made. Lack of transparency from leadership about company's strategic vision. Executive communications cryptic and this permeates down through lower management levels. Job security is a myth. Increasingly an "up or out" culture.

3.0

Feb 15, 2011

Butts in Seats Mentality, Underpaid and Managers don't Communicate Well to their Junior Employees

Consultant

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Business Outlook

Pros

Booz Allen Hamilton definitely has many good policies and guidlines for protecting their employees from outside harm or during times of personal hardships. The firm stands strong for work-life balance (until you become a manager). I felt that I was always dealt with fairly and was always welcome to bring up a concern without fear of being ignored or reprimanded.

Cons

When I was initially hired I really felt underpaid. I know now that this fact is well known within the Management consulting field, BAH underpays its employees compared to other competitor firms. I was dissapointed to really have poor guidance from my manger as to how to accomplish my assessment goals in order to reach promotion. The lack of communication from management as to what it took to be promoted goes directly couter to the firms vocal approach to enhancing the clarity of the assessment process as well as streamlining it so that everyone gets fairly evaluated. I realize that promotion is naturally subjective but come on, I have blantently been told that it really all depends on who your manager is and guess I go stuck with one who "is nitpicky about everything and doesn't cut anyone any slack". It also seems that because making the "bottom line" financially is so important, it often times pressures managers to have to decide between keeping their employees at their current level and saving money, or promoting them and losing their business growth margin. Overall honestly I am looking for another job. Oh, and career mobility sucks. It really all has to do with if your manager is going to allow you to swich roles, and doesn't actually help at all to find another job, it just helps to physically move locations.

4.0

Dec 24, 2010

New Employee Perspective

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-A lot of opportunity for growth, professional/salary -Management respect employees (depends on management chain) -Working with very driven co-workers -DON'T drink the kool-aid at the orientation, don't be brain-washed and think you're going to be working at Disney World. If you come into the job realizing that this is a for-profit company you'll be happy but if you believe what they tell you at orientation (this company is the best thing since sliced bread) you'll be disappointed.

Cons

-MAKE SURE you get as high a salary as possible coming in because they will work you and make as much money off you as possible! -Culture where people work long hours -Can be a sweatshop if you allow it -Management is hands off; new employees are not given a lot of guidance because everyone is so busy -You have to be on your Ps and Qs at all times

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