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?

"Smart People; Ability to Blaze Your Own Path" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great colleagues and coworkers who are incredibly smart." ((in 36 reviews)); "Decent pay but could be better" ((in 18 reviews)); "> Friendly coworkers who are very supportive." ((in 16 reviews)); "401k benefit is good" ((in 16 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 12 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 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 are the top reviewed Exponent locations?

Menlo Park , Phoenix , Philadelphia , Natick , New York , Oakland , Boston , Los Angeles , Chicago , San Francisco , Washington , Bellevue , Seattle , Brooklyn , Detroit , Houston , Phila , Newark , Alexandria , Massapequa , Scottsdale , Nebraska City , Austin , Honolulu , Irvine , Sacramento , San Diego , Palo Alto , Dundalk , Atlanta

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Exponent

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

5.0

Feb 9, 2023

Great Engineering Consulting Firm

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great professionals, challenging engineering consulting work and a great place to grow your post-graduate engineering career.

Cons

Prepare to be a generalist at initial stage of career rather than being an expert in you field/niche.

2.0

Jan 25, 2023

Exponent is a disorganized mess

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

free lunch, free dinner, free snacks

Cons

Basically, this company hires people with PhDs but not common sense. They bill themselves to clients as a place where PhDs will conduct their research, but it is so diorganized and the actual people running the experiments are sub-contractors with a BS or MS

4.0

Jan 23, 2023

Good

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At Exponent everyone is nice

Cons

Need a PHD to be promoted

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Jobs at Exponent

Scientist/Associate (Ph.D.)

Learning & Talent Development Manager

Scientist/Associate (Ph.D.)

Managing Scientist (Ph.D.)