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 11,084 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 (1316) , Lead Associate (520) , Consultant (465) , Software Engineer (237) , Senior Associate (228) , Data Scientist (175) , Lead Technologist (105) , Lead Engineer (104) , 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 benefits are great because BAH passes most of the costs of sub contractor to the federal government." ((in 1028 reviews)); "Great people and energy at work" ((in 803 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and very flexible when it comes to work location for off client site." ((in 791 reviews)); "Good pay and the people I work with on a daily basis are great." ((in 392 reviews)); "There are great opportunities available to anyone who wants to make the effort to go after them." ((in 252 reviews))

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

"Poor management particularly with career and reporting managers who rule with an iron fist." ((in 281 reviews)); "Salaries are low and unequal." ((in 271 reviews)); "Career Managers and senior leadership don't seem to care what happens once you're placed on a project." ((in 238 reviews)); "Hope you get a good Manager and not someone who's there because of their title." ((in 166 reviews)); "NO bonus below the Sr Associate level (a level equivalent to Assistant Director)" ((in 126 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 , Fort Meade , Crystal City

Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(10,452 total reviews)

Horacio D. Rozanski

79% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (10,452 reviews)

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Booz Allen Hamilton has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 10,452 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

4.0

Mar 14, 2010

Assessment Process can be skewed.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Booz Allen has an anonymous assessment process. A reviewer will go survey co workers and leadership about the persons competencies and compile into a summary assessment.

Cons

The ability to show case your leadership skills depends on the project and leadership team. If you have a good project leadership, you will exceed, else you will suffer and be a peon until the opportunity arises.

5.0

Mar 13, 2010

Good place

Senior consultant level ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start career

Cons

Large corporation, difficult to move up

3.0

Mar 13, 2010

Fantastic company if you are not looking to work that hard

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Booz Allen is the ideal place if your primary requirements are work-life balance and a pleasant work environment. The work hours are very flexible and the pay and benefits are great compared to the amount of effort you are required to put into the job. The work environment is fantastic if you are lucky enough to be at a large booz allen site. Lots of friendly people and a variety of office events, parties, happy hours, pot-lucks, and other networking events. The Booz Allen name is still a prestiguous brand.

Cons

The main problem with Booz Allen is the work itself. The firm has transitioned from being an elite, high-end consulting firm to simply being another government contractor. The majority of the work is basically "low-end" government support/staff augmentation work on long-term government projects. I personally came to Booz Allen directly after finishing my graduate studies in engineering with high hopes of participating in challenging consulting engagements for a variety of clients. However, my actual experience at the firm was significantly different from this initial vision. For four years I was basically stuck on the same government program just updating the same government documents over and over again. We were called "systems engineers" and were supposed to be real technical and business advisors to the government, but in reality our role was less of an advisor and more government staff augmentation. Again I think its a great company if you aren't really looking to work that hard and grow professionally. Its great for ex-military types that are looking for a second career right before retirement or for anybody whose main priorities are things outside work and are not really interested in building a career. However, if you are somebody that really wants to grow and stretch themselves through challenging projects then you will be very bored and dissatisfied at Booz Allen as I was.

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