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 4% 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 (133) , 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 122 reviews)); "Good benefits and retirement savings package" ((in 103 reviews)); "The people: My colleagues and my group are great people." ((in 29 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 27 reviews)); "At least my coworkers were great people" ((in 25 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 91 reviews)); "Same as all grad student research positions… low pay" ((in 60 reviews)); "Limited parking spots are available on site." ((in 39 reviews)); "Poor management and often" ((in 20 reviews)); "Managers hide things from their bosses." ((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

(1,077 total reviews)

Michael Witherell

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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Lawrence Berkeley Lab has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,077 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).

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1K reviews

4.0

Aug 23, 2014

Great group of people working together for the greater good.

Principal subcontracts administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance. Easy atmosphere. Great research and development opportunities. Really making a difference in the world. In the process of upgrading their PeopleSoft financial system to a much newer version. This will hopefully make some of the work a little easier. But there will be some hard times during the initial roll-out, which is expected at any company when making such a big jump in software versions. I applaud the Lab for spending the money and time to roll out this latest version.

Cons

Systems can be tricky to learn, Having to understand both Educational and Government procurement, because the Lab is run by the University of California, but is funded by the Department of Energy.

4.0

Aug 22, 2014

A great place for research, good benefits, great location, lots of beurocracy

Computer systems engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depending on your department the lab has fairly flexible hours, time off is pretty standard, and there are lots of paid holidays per year. The research being done at the lab is important.

Cons

The lab is set up for research, its hard to advance when you're not on the scientist track. There is a good amount of bureaucracy to wade through, lots of forms to fill out, online trainings to take, etc.

4.0

Aug 20, 2014

Beautiful location with view of SF Bay and great scientists to work with.

Computer systems engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Scientific community, great pay, great benefits, run by the University of California, close to UC Berkeley, tuition paid for is it relates to your job, and many noble prize winners work here.

Cons

Parking can be a problem if get there in the afternoon and office space is limited so they are expanding to Richmond.

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