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, 2.6 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 42 reviews)); "Good pay, and sometimes they would buy us a pizza party" ((in 22 reviews)); "The benefits are good, 401k needs 5 years to vest though." ((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 15 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 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

Diversity & inclusion

2.6

Culture & values

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

2.0

Sep 9, 2021

Not Great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, sometimes interesting work when you can get it.

Cons

Constant obsession over UT. Culture of hoarding work, and lots of "Gatekeepers". It's the type of place you need to adapt to a mold that suits the business or you risk never having anything to do. A lot of grey area ethics in many projects where Exponent is making and argument because they were paid to see things a certain way.

4.0

Sep 1, 2021

An effective corporate machine

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have a lot of resources to help you grow

Cons

They demand a lot of you, expect weekend work if asked, and the higher ups tend to be so busy they cant properly train lower level employees

1.0

Aug 21, 2021

Not great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with some of the smartest folks in the world.

Cons

You have two choices at exponent. You give them your life, or you are ok with being a low performer. It's clear that they don't care about you as a person. Didn't even get sent a complementary mask at the begining of the pandemic.... we went the entire pandemic claiming our work was "essential" but got so little support! upper management pretty much disappeared during covid, yet everyone was expected to work with no guidance or sense of hope. Don't worry though, when bonus time came around, upper management decided to reward the folks who sat at home becking orders instead of the ones who worked the 80 hour weeks! It's a joke, and regardless of the red flags waived no one listens

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Jobs at Exponent

Scientist/Associate (Ph.D.)

Scientist/Associate (Ph.D.)

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