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 (132) , 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 to work with" ((in 127 reviews)); "Great benefits and ability to obtain a pension after five years of service." ((in 92 reviews)); "The people: My colleagues and my group are great people." ((in 35 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 26 reviews)); "At least my coworkers were great people" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Postdoc researchers with family might find the salary is low to live in the Bay Area." ((in 88 reviews)); "Same as all grad student research positions… low pay" ((in 57 reviews)); "Limited parking spots are available on site." ((in 36 reviews)); "Poor management and often" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor leadership and oversight" ((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.

Lawrence Berkeley Lab reviews

4.2

83% would recommend to a friend

(1,076 total reviews)

Michael Witherell

86% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,076 reviews)

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Lawrence Berkeley Lab has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,076 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 et conseil aux entreprises industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Apr 14, 2023

Best workplace I've worked

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My supervisor encourages me to find new approaches to solve problems. Unlike other workplaces, my colleagues are all working on different projects, so I don't experience the same level of adversity.

Cons

The salary is too high for me, so I have to take unpaid leaves in order to lower my tax bracket. Once you start your position, you are pretty much stuck with it for life.

2.0

Apr 4, 2023

Interesting work, Bad environment

Mechanical technician ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Participate in world-class projects. Good benefits. Experiences are completely different for scientists, postdocs, interns, engineers, and support staff. If you are reading reviews to get a sense of what your job might be like, ignore reviews that are not from the role you will be in.

Cons

What the person below said. Their "diversity" efforts basically involve hiring people and throwing them into the existing culture with no support and seeing who can deal with it. This dynamic is enabled by management and engineers, who are under deadline and want to keep things running smoothly at all costs. The way they create and run teams is generally dysfunctional and encourages hazing of new hires, since it is just a byproduct of the lab's unwillingness to promote or compensate experienced techs. There is also a lot of gossip due to the inconsistent workload, and a general culture of talking down on other people's work.

1.0

Mar 7, 2023

Don't bother

Postdoctoral researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The view from the hills is nice.

Cons

The pay is higher than at a university, but it won't keep up with Bay Area cost of living. It doesn't matter how hard you work or what your degree is, no one will care. Even when they have money, you will get nothing.

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