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 11,073 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 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 (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 benefits are good and my experience was that the organization treated me really well." ((in 1029 reviews)); "Great work and people!" ((in 801 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and very flexible when it comes to work location for off client site." ((in 794 reviews)); "Great culture and lots of resources" ((in 440 reviews)); "Good pay and the people I work with on a daily basis are great." ((in 404 reviews))

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

"Salaries are low and unequal." ((in 279 reviews)); "Poor management particularly with career and reporting managers who rule with an iron fist." ((in 265 reviews)); "Career Managers and senior leadership don't seem to care what happens once you're placed on a project." ((in 241 reviews)); "Hope you get a good Manager and not someone who's there because of their title." ((in 166 reviews)); "Yearly raises aren’t great and no bonuses" ((in 124 reviews))

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

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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

(10,441 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 10,441 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

3.0

Apr 29, 2011

Please be careful if you are a mid-senior job-changer

Lead associate

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Pros

Great reputation/prestige. Folks I work with are also great. Good clients. Interesting assignments.

Cons

Bureaucracy that makes the federal government look efficient. For a mid-career professional, you have to pay your dues again the BAH way, which can take some time. If you take one or more steps back to come to BAH, make sure that you do what you can to understand the process for promotion within your group. I can't speak to other groups at BAH, but within mine the pressure to be billable is just immense. Pressure to be billable is expected in the consulting industry, but in my group at least, it is way above the norm, and I have been around the industry for many years. My management is very quick to mention the possibility of "lack of work letters": basically a BAH pink slip. So, if you're on a multi-year contract, great. If your work/skill area lends itself to shorter contracts, BAH may not be the place for you.

4.0

Mar 18, 2011

Good overall, but quite variable, job satisfaction is entirely dependent on manager, project, and role

Senior consultant

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Pros

1. High quality consultants with a good work ethic. In particular, the backbone of the firm, the experienced client-facing Associates and Senior Associates, are (overall) of excellent quality 2. Fair compensation, generous raises upon promotion to the next level. Moderately clear performance review process, 360 degree 3. Many projects are good, challenging, beneficial experiences, even if they achieve only mixed results 4. IT and other support services were quite competent and very supportive of client-facing staff

Cons

1. More like multiple small firms than one big firm, each Partner sets their own tone & culture. Internal team territorial squabbles; good/qualified people on supporting teams may be transitioned off of larger projects to make way for mediocrities that are on the incumbent Partner's team 2. Sometimes they don't walk the talk, internal team communication and structure could be much better. This is entirely dependent on the policies/tone of the team leadership 3. In general, office politics regarding work assignments can be very intense 4. Many "rain-makers" brought in at the high level, so the promotion path for the excellent Associates, especially the client-facing ones, is not nearly as good as advertised (I should point out that this was not my situation, but that of several older, highly qualified colleagues) 5. 360 degree assessment process (with no smart filtering) encouraged a culture of "excessive niceness" and sometimes minimal honesty

2.0

Jun 4, 2010

It ain't what is used to be...

Consultant

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Pros

Great compensation, good resume boost having the Booz Allen name recognition and there is still some hope for the potential of personal growth within the firm.

Cons

Major con is the current local leadership. There is little to no communication, weak ineffective leadership, and with no clear direction. The mass exodus out of the local office is almost comical. And the attempts to keep it quiet are something out of a Keystone Cops movie.

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