Is MIT Lincoln Laboratory a good company to work for?

MIT Lincoln Laboratory has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 766 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 96% of employees would recommend working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory to a friend and 86% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MIT Lincoln Laboratory have been left by employees working as Summer Research Intern , Research Intern and Summer Intern .

Does MIT Lincoln Laboratory pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MIT Lincoln Laboratory employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory?

96% of MIT Lincoln Laboratory employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MIT Lincoln Laboratory 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MIT Lincoln Laboratory?

Member Of Technical Staff (37) , Technical Staff (35) , Assistant Staff (32) , Intern (31) , Associate Staff (26) , Summer Research Intern (25) , Software Engineer (23) , Summer Intern (19) , Associate Technical Staff (18) , Research Intern (14) , Assistant Technical Staff (11) , Engineer (11) , Subcontractor (9) , Administrative Assistant (8) , Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) (8)

What are the pros of working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory according to real employee reviews?

"People that I worked with were great except for some individual from my own team." ((in 107 reviews)); "Great Benefits and I love contributing to what the Laboratory does" ((in 86 reviews)); "Good work life balance for specialists" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great team and culture." ((in 24 reviews)); "Excellent opportunities to learn on impactful projects." ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory according to real employee reviews?

"i.e. pay was low." ((in 28 reviews)); "Salaries are not competitive with industry and raise structure does not provide monetary incentives for performance." ((in 23 reviews)); "Possibilities of managers who aren't great at running projects leading to alot of frustrating days" ((in 8 reviews)); "Flat management structure so promotions are few and far in between" ((in 6 reviews)); "Compensation is highly dependent upon academic credentials (degree)" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about MIT Lincoln Laboratory layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed MIT Lincoln Laboratory locations?

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4.4

96% would recommend to a friend

(512 total reviews)

Eric Evans

98% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

MIT Lincoln Laboratory has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 512 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MIT Lincoln Laboratory employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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512 reviews

4.0

Mar 3, 2017

Senior Technical Staff

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Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work with very talented people on meaningful projects.

Cons

Limited interaction between mission areas, but there are opportunities if you help make them.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response

Thank you for your comments. Employees refer to the meaningful work here as one of the primary reasons for joining Lincoln Laboratory and staying with it. Opportunities for collaboration among mission areas do exist and you are correct that this is often the result of initiative taken by employees. We appreciate your insights.

4.0

Feb 25, 2017

Great laboratory with horrible management

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Work is challenging Pays better than other FFRDC's Very talented staff

Cons

Management in my group has been horrible in my group (not true in others)

MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response

Thank you for your comments and your reflections on the positives at Lincoln Laboratory.. I hope that you are talking to internal contacts about your issues with your group management., As you noted, this is not a universal problem and the opportunity to explore transfers or be part of initiating change could help. Please feel free to contact HR.to discuss in confidence.

5.0

Feb 20, 2017

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wide variety of opportunities, five

Cons

You're either born here or you die here

MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Your insights are noteworthy. We are pleased that you have seen a wide variety of opportunities.

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