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 1,337 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 that make an effort to help" ((in 127 reviews)); "Great benefits and ability to obtain a pension after five years of service." ((in 95 reviews)); "The people: My colleagues and my group are great people." ((in 30 reviews)); "At least my coworkers were great people" ((in 24 reviews)); "Flexible hours as a graduate student" ((in 20 reviews))

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

"salary is low for the cost of living in the Bay Area and in comparison to other national labs" ((in 90 reviews)); "Same as all grad student research positions… low pay" ((in 65 reviews)); "Limited parking spots are available on site." ((in 39 reviews)); "Poor management and often" ((in 21 reviews)); "Managers hide things from their bosses." ((in 6 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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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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4.0

Aug 22, 2014

A great place for research, good benefits, great location, lots of beurocracy

Computer systems engineer ii

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Pros

Depending on your department the lab has fairly flexible hours, time off is pretty standard, and there are lots of paid holidays per year. The research being done at the lab is important.

Cons

The lab is set up for research, its hard to advance when you're not on the scientist track. There is a good amount of bureaucracy to wade through, lots of forms to fill out, online trainings to take, etc.

4.0

Aug 21, 2014

Wonderful pure research environment

Physicist postdoctoral fellow

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Pros

Colleagues and mentors that are world leaders in their field. Top-notch administrative and technical support for any problems you need help with. You can focus almost solely on research, however, there is an excellent opportunity to mentor graduate students and exceptional undergraduates from UC-Berkeley, and they're among the brightest students in the world.

Cons

Due to DOE funding structure, certain papers may need to focus on something that fits well in that structure, and doesn't necessarily match your final interests in the paper. Very difficult to transition from postdoc to more permanent position. INSANELY expensive cost of living. Housing costs are going up way faster than salaries.

4.0

Aug 20, 2014

Beautiful location with view of SF Bay and great scientists to work with.

Computer systems engineer ii

Recommend

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Pros

Scientific community, great pay, great benefits, run by the University of California, close to UC Berkeley, tuition paid for is it relates to your job, and many noble prize winners work here.

Cons

Parking can be a problem if get there in the afternoon and office space is limited so they are expanding to Richmond.

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