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 11,070 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% 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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 (1522) , Senior Consultant (1315) , Lead Associate (520) , Consultant (465) , Software Engineer (237) , Senior Associate (227) , Data Scientist (174) , 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 benefits are good and my experience was that the organization treated me really well." ((in 1027 reviews)); "Great work and people!" ((in 816 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and very flexible when it comes to work location for off client site." ((in 806 reviews)); "Great Culture and a Good Place to Work" ((in 467 reviews)); "Good pay and the people I work with on a daily basis are great." ((in 377 reviews))

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

"Salaries are low and unequal." ((in 292 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 236 reviews)); "Hope you get a good Manager and not someone who's there because of their title." ((in 163 reviews)); "Yearly raises aren’t great and no bonuses" ((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 , Houston , Aberdeen

Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(10,438 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 10,438 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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10K reviews

1.0

May 3, 2012

Waste of time

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay & benefits Work-life balance Junior employees are sharp and helpful Occasionally interesting work

Cons

Biggest problem: the enormous amount of sitting around "on the bench" that often occurs because of lack of client work or fed bureaucrats not moving contracts quickly. Result: I've only had actual work for for about 1/3 of my time at this company, which is bad for my career development and a waste of tax dollars because that's what pays Booz. As an MBA, I expect to be challenged. That hasn't happened. I've seen a LOT of people at my level leave because they are very smart, very motivated, and this place wastes their time and talents. Government consulting is a misnomer. It is NOT consulting. It is contracting out what the feds don't want to do or aren't staffed for. Booz has become a "butts in seats" place, where they just try to get you client site basically doing the same thing as a bureaucrat. And trying to help entrenched, unmotivated career bureaucrats make progress on important national issues is frustrating. Management: Senior Associates usually SUCK, and they are the middle management you'll likely work for. Principals are usually good, but there's limited interaction because they're senior to the Senior Associates.

1.0

Feb 1, 2012

Extreme micro-management and stressful work environment

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good name on a resume, at least for a while longer - A lot of training available - Great staff, so long as they are not managers

Cons

- Very stressful work environment - Micro-management - Useless review process - No work life balance - Non-existent time off - Overworked employees - Power of influence--your boss is God and so on upward...people are afraid of getting fired - Arbitrary layoffs - Little respect for staff - Lack of a positive strategic vision for growth...just gut the working environment and layoff people - Inconvenient working environments - Booz Allen no longer has a competitive edge..just a body shop - Dominated by military contracts and military personnel...civilians have a hard time - Naturalized citizens laid off easily or put in difficult and uncertain contracts.

2.0

Sep 14, 2011

I have never juggled so much and had so much asked of and expected of me and been so unfairly compensated for it.

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Educational benefits are good, if you can actually find the time to take classes. Booz Allen will pay for advanced degrees and certificates. The annual trip to Kings Dominion is nice. Colleagues are, for the most part, smart and dedicated people.

Cons

Associates carry the burden at Booz Allen. You could have 20 years of experience and be an Associate or you could have just graduated with a PHD and be an Associate, so that level within the company is uneven. Additionally, even if you do have 20 years of experience and solid management experience, you will find yourself doing grunt work. Once the client work is finished for the day, there is a lot of "Booz" work to be done, especially if you are a task lead. If you are a task lead, you're responsible for everything and don't get a lot of support (unless you luck out with a good team, but it's a toss up). You might work 15 hours, but you will get your hand slapped if you put it down on your timesheet. The assessment process is a joke, and extremely time consuming. Additionally, you'll often find yourself managing people (in your admin chain) who make more money than you. If your project ends, you have to find the next one, the onus is completely on you to make sure you are billable, and often it's a popularity contest. Management is extremely uneven within the organization. People often turn down promotions because they can't handle any more responsibility.

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