Is Lawrence Berkeley Lab a good company to work for?

Lawrence Berkeley Lab has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 1,336 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at Lawrence Berkeley Lab to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lawrence Berkeley Lab have been left by employees working as Research Intern , Intern and Student Assistant .

Does Lawrence Berkeley Lab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lawrence Berkeley Lab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lawrence Berkeley Lab. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lawrence Berkeley Lab?

83% of Lawrence Berkeley Lab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lawrence Berkeley Lab 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lawrence Berkeley Lab?

Postdoctoral Fellow (131) , Postdoctoral Researcher (57) , Student Assistant (41) , Research Associate (36) , Research Assistant (34) , Research Scientist (33) , Intern (23) , Postdoctoral Scholar (22) , Project Scientist (21) , Graduate Research Assistant (14) , Scientific Engineering Associate (14) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (13) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (12) , Research Affiliate (11) , Research Intern (11)

What are the pros of working at Lawrence Berkeley Lab according to real employee reviews?

"great people to work with" ((in 120 reviews)); "Great benefits and retirement fund" ((in 100 reviews)); "The people: My colleagues and my group are great people." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great work environment and colleagues" ((in 24 reviews)); "At least my coworkers were great people" ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lawrence Berkeley Lab according to real employee reviews?

"Postdoc researchers with family might find the salary is low to live in the Bay Area." ((in 86 reviews)); "Same as all grad student research positions… low pay" ((in 59 reviews)); "Limited parking spots are available on site." ((in 34 reviews)); "Poor management and often" ((in 22 reviews)); "Pay is not competitive for bay area" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lawrence Berkeley Lab layoffs in 2026?

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

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San Francisco , Berkeley , UC Berkeley

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4.2

83% would recommend to a friend

(1,075 total reviews)

Michael Witherell

86% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

3.9

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Lawrence Berkeley Lab has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,075 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lawrence Berkeley Lab 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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5.0

Sep 29, 2021

Almost a decade in and wouldn't want to work anywhere else

Computer systems engineer iv

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Pros

Brilliant, talented people - multiple Nobel prize laureates, National Academy of Sciences members, and global experts in their fields. An organizational concern for the well-being of their workers that's embraced and encouraged by leadership. Strong culture, and promotion of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability. A good work-life balance but also opportunities to advance - I've seen lots of people make the leap from individual contributor to leadership. Employee safety, both physically and mentally/emotionally is a top focus. People seem to see the benefits of telecommuting and flexible hours.

Cons

Salary and benefits, it's just hard to compete with Silicon Valley / San Francisco private sector.

2.0

Jun 5, 2021

Finance Operations favoritism over meritocracy

Principal financial analyst

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Pros

Benefits are decent, offers pension after 5 years of service, some opportunity to grow, the science research side is generally positive to work with

Cons

Finance and Operations Management promotion based on favoritism and not meritocracy, depending on group, the environment can be toxic and management operates through fear, government bureaucracy, slow in change and improvements, complex systems, high ratio of lower skilled employees in comparison to private industry, inequity persists in terms of salary and work distribution and responsibilities

1.0

Jun 30, 2020

No career path and too much work

Postdoctoral scholar

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Pros

Nice view to the Bay Area.

Cons

* Poor planned projects that end up in nothing. * Your supervisor might not have a clear idea of the project being developed. * Soft funding institution. * Too bureaucratic. * Promised something during the job interview that never materialized. * They expect you to have 0 personal life. * You are expected to work in more than six projects and yield results in all of them.

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