Is MIT a good company to work for?

MIT has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 4,839 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 86% of employees would recommend working at MIT to a friend and 77% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MIT have been left by employees working as Graduate Teaching Assistant , Teaching Assistant and Professor .

Does MIT pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MIT employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MIT. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MIT?

86% of MIT employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MIT 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MIT?

Research Assistant (306) , Graduate Research Assistant (221) , Postdoctoral Associate (216) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (138) , Graduate Student (127) , Postdoctoral Fellow (117) , PhD Student (115) , Research Scientist (98) , Researcher (81) , Undergraduate Researcher (81) , Graduate Student Researcher (65) , Administrative Assistant (62) , PhD Graduate Student (58) , Research Associate (58) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (56)

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

"2. Great People: It can be great to collaborate with some of the smartest minds in the world" ((in 409 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 360 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 91 reviews)); "Good culture and can be improved" ((in 71 reviews)); "Good work life balance it is good" ((in 62 reviews))

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

"low pay and difficult to find affordable housing in the area" ((in 209 reviews)); "Low salary and very competitive" ((in 186 reviews)); "Long hours during certain points of position but all was worth the time put in." ((in 68 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 37 reviews)); "high pressure to write papers and grants" ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about MIT layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed MIT locations?

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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(4,265 total reviews)

Sally Kornbluth

91% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

MIT has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,265 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MIT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Mar 3, 2016

Research Assistant

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Pros

Incredibly smart peers and advisor, great research environment, strong and easy access to cross domain resources, easy to start own initiatives

Cons

personally challenging- it is easier to have high expectations that lead to great pressure, highly competitive environment and colleagues might not have time to worry about you, students are independent and sometimes the cohort is not necessarily tight knit.

3.0

Mar 3, 2016

MIT

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Pros

Comfortable work environment for many people. Work-life balance is a plus. Vacation days, health insurance, and 401K are decent.

Cons

Very difficult to get your foot in the door. Compensation is not often competitive - even for strong applicants. Promotional process is not transparent and increase amounts are limited. Would be a difficult adjustment for strong candidates from private sector.

5.0

Feb 29, 2016

Great place for a Ph.D.

Ph d candidate

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Pros

A lot of freedom and intellectual emulation, a perfect place to grow on a personal and professional level. Very friendly community.

Cons

the experience varies group to group. Be very picky about your advisor, and try to know their reputation and advising style from the other graduate student.

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