Does Exponent pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Exponent employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Exponent. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Exponent?

40% of Exponent employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Exponent 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Exponent?

Senior Associate (44) , Associate (43) , Scientist (22) , Manager (20) , Senior Scientist (18) , Managing Engineer (16) , Senior Engineer (10) , Engineer (9) , Research Assistant (9) , Study Facilitator (9) , Managing Scientist (6) , Consultant (5) , Principal Engineer (5) , Administrative Assistant (4) , Principal (4)

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

"Smart People; Ability to Blaze Your Own Path" ((in 44 reviews)); "Decent pay but could be better" ((in 20 reviews)); "Awesome coworkers who have the same drive and dedication you do (Hint: If you don't, this probably isn't the right place for you!)" ((in 18 reviews)); "Flexible hours (doesn't mean short hours)" ((in 15 reviews)); "401k benefit is good" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"No work life balance" ((in 19 reviews)); "poor management and kick you off once you lost your clinet" ((in 19 reviews)); "Managers are good at over promising to clients and terrible at managing projects." ((in 15 reviews)); "Horribly run organization with a toxic culture." ((in 11 reviews)); "After seven months upper management caught on and I was somehow blamed for this insisting whatever small amounts of work I had been given I wasn't recording enough hours for." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Exponent layoffs in 2026?

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

What Exponent locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Boston , Chicago , Menlo Park , New York , Los Angeles , San Francisco

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3.2

40% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)

Catherine Corrigan

38% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Culture & values

2.5

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

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78 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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2.0

Jun 5, 2026

Great colleagues overshadowed by competitiveness and low pay

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People. People. People. Some brilliant colleagues.

Cons

Competitiveness. Gate keeping. Lacks diversity. Low pay for the amount of hours worked.

3.0

Jun 1, 2026

Great work and colleagues, but leadership lacks vision

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, great colleagues, and good pay.

Cons

Huge emphasis on metrics (billable hours and marketing credit), always pushed for more no matter what you have achieved, very little confidence in senior leadership who only cares about stock price.

3.0

May 15, 2026

Challenging work with long hours and competitive culture

Senior managing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generally challenging projects with strong professionals throughout the company. Company is large enough to truly have strength in many disciplines and strong litigation experience.

Cons

Often very long hours. I missed a lot of things with my young children in school. All attempting to move ahead for salary, bonus, advancement. Most Exponent employees are driven, competitive, hard-working. I do not know of any "slackers" at Exponent.

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