Is MIT a good company to work for?

MIT has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 4,842 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 (307) , 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 423 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 335 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 89 reviews)); "Good culture and can be improved" ((in 69 reviews)); "Good work life balance it is good" ((in 64 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 210 reviews)); "Low salary and very competitive" ((in 192 reviews)); "Long hours during certain points of position but all was worth the time put in." ((in 68 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 41 reviews)); "Annoying HR and pushy supervisor." ((in 21 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

(467 total reviews)

Sally Kornbluth

91% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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4.3

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4.2

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4.1

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3.8

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3.8

Senior management

3.8

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5.0

Jan 19, 2022

Undergrad Researcher

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Interesting people who are excited about what they do.

Cons

Sometimes there is a culture of over-work

4.0

Jan 12, 2022

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Administrative assistant

Recommend

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Pros

Great all around but very silod many useless functions and waste. Great community great vibe hr seriously lacked in getting benefits. Flexible Kind Understanding High work life balance High levels of autonomy Leaders assume you're competent, first time in my career

Cons

Meeting heavy Always on planning mode Unclear growth potential HR is terrible, especially with road blocks to services and benefits. Not impossible but wildly frustrating.

3.0

Jan 3, 2022

Work experience is dependent on your department

Director

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CEO approval

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Pros

MIT's institution-wide policies are very employee friendly, with good benefits, vacation, flexibility, carefulness with Covid, perks like free food and events, etc. And MIT is very good about hiring internal candidates, so admin and educational staff have job change opportunities. Also there is a real commitment to diverse hiring.

Cons

MIT has very little oversight/control over how individual departments are run, so the experience depends totally on who you work for- and faculty are, generally, not awesome managers. So while MIT may be good about work-life balance and treating employees with courtesy and respect, you might end up in a dept with a boss who expects insane work hours, has inconsistent expectations, or plays major favorites, and MIT can't/doesn't do much about it.

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