Is Brookhaven National Laboratory a good company to work for?

Brookhaven National Laboratory has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 418 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at Brookhaven National Laboratory to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Brookhaven National Laboratory have been left by employees working as Intern , Research Assistant and Postdoctoral Research Associate .

Does Brookhaven National Laboratory pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Brookhaven National Laboratory employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Brookhaven National Laboratory. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Brookhaven National Laboratory?

76% of Brookhaven National Laboratory employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Brookhaven National Laboratory 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Brookhaven National Laboratory?

Research Associate (34) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (20) , Research Assistant (17) , Intern (14) , SULI Intern (8) , Summer Intern (7) , Engineer (6) , Research Intern (5) , Research Scientist (5) , Scientist (5) , Advanced Applications Engineer (4) , Graduate Research Assistant (4) , Internship (4) , Physicist (4) , Post Doc (4)

What are the pros of working at Brookhaven National Laboratory according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 42 reviews)); "Flexibility and benefits are good" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good work life balance and have a lot of nice people." ((in 15 reviews)); "good research environment and colleagues" ((in 11 reviews)); "good salary for research associates" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Brookhaven National Laboratory according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low for SULI interns" ((in 15 reviews)); "I had a bad manager and it took away from the research and made the experience more stressful then it needed to be." ((in 7 reviews)); "Morale has declined terribly from historically quite positive levels, as emphasis on work for others and programmatic 'facilities management' have overrun encouragement for (historically, quite successful) independent research." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Brookhaven National Laboratory layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Brookhaven National Laboratory locations?

Upton , New York , Brookhaven , Ridge , Stony Brook , Middle Island , Yaphank , Troy , Bayport , Brooklyn , Farmingville , Howard Beach , Islip , Long Island City , Mastic , Mastic Beach , North Babylon , Shirley , Southport , Richmond , Cambridge , Upton , Millsboro , Branchburg , Mountain Brook , Setauket , Long Island-Queens

Brookhaven National Laboratory reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(319 total reviews)

JoAnne Hewett

93% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Brookhaven National Laboratory has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 319 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brookhaven National Laboratory employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

319 reviews

4.0

Jun 4, 2022

Nice place to work

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Helpful managers Focussed on employee development Work life balance

Cons

Too much pressure one early career scientists Competitive proposal writing

1.0

Jun 2, 2022

Worst organization (don't apply)

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you don't want to have progress in you profile and relax with less salary

Cons

Many old people with stereotype thinking....black hole.....don't consider any appreciation of work.....old people behave like king of the team....less salary......need to praise the team leader to get considered.......worst working environment......don't even think to apply......you will get hired in the black hole where you will not know when and where the hole has end......HR is just puppet of these old people.....worked with them for 4 years

1.0

Jun 2, 2022

Run

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not many unless you are related to the individuals that claim they work there.

Cons

BNL is a very toxic place. I am searching daily for another job.

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Jobs at Brookhaven National Laboratory

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