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 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. This rating has decreased by 5% 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 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 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 105 reviews)); "Great Benefits and I love contributing to what the Laboratory does" ((in 84 reviews)); "Great team and culture." ((in 21 reviews)); "Excellent opportunities to learn on impactful projects." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great coworkers and staff who are mostly generous with their time and talent" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"i.e. pay was low." ((in 27 reviews)); "5%) Annual Salary." ((in 21 reviews)); "Possibilities of managers who aren't great at running projects leading to alot of frustrating days" ((in 8 reviews)); "Extra time commitments (extra hours and travel) are demanded without any compensation or warning." ((in 7 reviews)); "Flat management structure so promotions are few and far in between" ((in 6 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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MIT Lincoln Laboratory reviews

4.4

96% would recommend to a friend

(512 total reviews)

Eric Evans

98% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (512 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

512 reviews

5.0

Feb 17, 2015

Good employer

Security coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great experience building location. Great people to work alongside. Experience can translate into similar industry jobs at other locations.

Cons

Slow Human Resources department. Pay is under industry-standard due to status as non-profit.

4.0

Feb 3, 2015

Great to awful and everything in between

Assistant staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of extremely intelligent people working at the Lab and usually you can find someone with expertise in almost anything you could be working on. It is nice to be involved with great innovative projects that are used in theater to help our troops. There are technical seminars several times a week and people are encouraged to attend. The benefits are fantastic. Three weeks vacation to start and then four starting in year two...Not sure why they even bother starting anyone with three since it immediately bumps up the following year (I'm not complaining) and the Lab might have the best educational benefit in the country if you are selected for Lincoln Scholars. The Lab is extremely flexible with time off and understands the need for work/life balance.

Cons

I don't know what it's like in other Groups, but my work is constantly criticized without any direction for improvement. The best I get is ok this is fine and receive no mentoring. I don't know if my work is that bad and I need to switch careers or it's just this particular person's style. I'm not averse to criticism, but I would appreciate feedback to know how to improve or do it in a way that won't garner criticism. There are other people I could go to for assistance but was told not to and should go to him for anything. Anytime I've taken initiative and do something it isn't well received so now I do exactly what I'm told and how I'm told to do it; no more and no less. Raises are kind of arbitrary and really depend on how much your Group leaders want to push for you when they all get together to determine the ladder.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response

11y

Thanks for your insights. I hope that you will talk to someone in your management change or HR about your concerns on feedback. Often this is a matter of training but either way, it is something that can and should be addressed.

5.0

Jan 30, 2015

Great Co-op Experience

Co-op student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging projects (minimal busywork as a co-op) Manager and coworkers were supportive in teaching new skills Flexibility with schedule

Cons

Background check took a long time to complete, and I did not receive much communication on the status of the background check

MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response

11y

It is good to hear that your co-op experience was good. Challenging work is one of the key points at Lincoln Laboratory. We are continuing to work at making the clearance process faster and will try to do better in communicating status as we get updates.

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