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 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Exponent?

34% of Exponent employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Exponent 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 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?

"The people are great and helpful" ((in 45 reviews)); "Decent pay but could be better" ((in 22 reviews)); "401k benefit is good" ((in 17 reviews)); "> Friendly coworkers who are very supportive." ((in 16 reviews)); "Flexible hours (doesn't mean short hours)" ((in 14 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 16 reviews)); "Horribly run organization with a toxic culture." ((in 11 reviews)); "After seven months upper management caught on and I was somehow blamed for this insisting whatever small amounts of work I had been given I wasn't recording enough hours for." ((in 10 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

34% would recommend to a friend

(360 total reviews)

Catherine Corrigan

30% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.4

Senior management

2.3

Work/Life balance

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

Apr 22, 2022

Meh.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, Location(s), Office space, people (Some)

Cons

Lack of professionalism from senior staff, no cohesion among departments, confusing C-suite directives, HR/intranet portals hard to understand and use, lack of respect of administrative staff, no compassion

1.0

Jan 17, 2017

Little work, little direction or patience during training

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance Centrally located in a busy area of DC

Cons

I hardly had any work the first seven months I worked here. Apparently they had hired me without really having any work prepared for me to do. This is a problem because of billing so I tried to cover myself by asking for billable and non-billable work all the time so they were amply aware of this. After seven months upper management caught on and I was somehow blamed for this insisting whatever small amounts of work I had been given I wasn't recording enough hours for. They encourage you to ask questions but then act irritated when you do. There was one very unprofessional colleague though the rest were fine, but in such a small office and group (10 people) that really affects morale.

2.0

Mar 31, 2024

Toxic Culture

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to a variety of work and industries

Cons

Constant internal competition for work and credits both laterally and horizontally

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Jobs at Exponent

Research Assistant

Phoenix, AZ

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Scientist/Associate (Ph.D.)

Scientist/Associate (Ph.D.)

Managing Scientist (Ph.D.)