Does Exponent pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Exponent employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Exponent. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Exponent?

37% of Exponent employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Exponent 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Exponent?

Senior Associate (44) , Associate (43) , Scientist (22) , Manager (20) , Senior Scientist (18) , Managing Engineer (16) , Senior Engineer (10) , Engineer (9) , Research Assistant (9) , Study Facilitator (9) , Consultant (6) , Managing Scientist (6) , Principal Engineer (5) , Administrative Assistant (4) , Principal (4)

What are the pros of working at Exponent according to real employee reviews?

"Smart People; Ability to Blaze Your Own Path" ((in 43 reviews)); "Decent pay but could be better" ((in 19 reviews)); "> Friendly coworkers who are very supportive." ((in 18 reviews)); "good benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "Flexible hours (doesn't mean short hours)" ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Exponent according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance" ((in 20 reviews)); "poor management and kick you off once you lost your clinet" ((in 18 reviews)); "Managers are good at over promising to clients and terrible at managing projects." ((in 15 reviews)); "Horribly run organization with a toxic culture." ((in 11 reviews)); "No training on how to be a "manager" associated with being promoted to "manager"." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Exponent layoffs in 2026?

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

What Exponent locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Boston , Chicago , New York , Los Angeles , Menlo Park , San Francisco

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Exponent reviews

3.0

37% would recommend to a friend

(360 total reviews)

Catherine Corrigan

34% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.4

Work/Life balance

2.4

Senior management

Exponent has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 360 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Exponent employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

360 reviews

1.0

May 16, 2010

No career advancement opportunities

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits very intelligent people flexible hours

Cons

most people have big egos low salaries no career advancement opportunities

3.0

Apr 4, 2010

Great company to work for if you like to live in the boonies and have no desire to have a social life

Managing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Having a salary at the end of the month

Cons

not expected to go on vacation, have a social life, weekends off, etc.

2.0

Mar 5, 2010

Exponent - consider it a short stop in your career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best and brightest minds - recruited high potential MS and Ph'D's from top engineering schools. You never know what project comes in the door for you to work on. Exposure to a lot of different areas. Decent ESPP, retirement and health plans. The right boss can make or break you. In poor ecoonomic times, people are more litigious so employment more steady here. Each office has its own culture.

Cons

Communication from upper mgmt could be better. Some people are managers because they bring in work but manage horribly and do not develop their people. Inside joke is that they train you to be an independent consultant. No work life balance - almost impossible with consulting of this nature. A call comes in and you're on a plane the next day. Show face is prevalant theme - work from home not encouraged which is nuts. Very high turnover. Need more diversity, including women in management.

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Research Assistant

Phoenix, AZ

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