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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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

5.0

Feb 4, 2025

Overall Great Company

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life Balance Work opportunity/Growth

Cons

Lack of Feedback Unpredictive flow of work

3.0

Jan 27, 2025

Some world class projects but tough work life balance

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- highly competent, intelligent, and diverse colleagues - some opportunities to work on truly world class engineering projects (e.g. engineering disasters that are making international news) - good pay depending on the city and industry you work in (pay is similar across all groups and cities, so if you live in the Bay Area it is low but good if you live in Phoenix) - relatively great freedom to pursue projects you want to work on

Cons

- Direct manager and specific group culture makes a huge difference. Not all groups have a warm and fuzzy culture to say the least - Some projects are quite boring and more importantly I found that a significant number of small projects had impossible budget and timeline constraints - Work life balance is not good. I found myself sometimes working on saturdays or late (past 7pm) on Friday nights. I once had a 2hr meeting at 10:30PM not because of time zones but because of a deadline.

1.0

Jan 14, 2025

great for consultants, not great for ops

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great for consultants, able to meet lots of people, some have good knowledge

Cons

leadership is old and doesn't like to sway with new tech

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