Does Berkeley Lights pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Berkeley Lights employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Berkeley Lights. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Berkeley Lights?

45% of Berkeley Lights employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Berkeley Lights 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Berkeley Lights?

Director (3) , IT Support Specialist (3) , Scientist (3) , Biologist (2) , Manager (2) , Material Handler (2) , Regional Marketing Manager (2) , Senior Scientist (2) , Staff Engineer (2)

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

"The only pro are the good people that work that the E" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great Technology Amazing things to learn" ((in 8 reviews)); "Free lunches when you're on site." ((in 3 reviews)); "Brilliant people who are very scientifically driven." ((in 3 reviews)); "Just ok pay was decent" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Lots of layoffs." ((in 4 reviews)); "dating for midyear reviews, but your managers will expect a lot from you." ((in 4 reviews)); "Given the lack of structure and poor leadership there are still major roadblocks in shifting the company culture, despite the efforts of this group." ((in 4 reviews)); "There have been talented people (women) who have recently left the company because of the bully culture." ((in 3 reviews)); "New upper management and even some of the previous upper management people couldn’t scale up the company correctly." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Berkeley Lights redundancies in 2026?

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

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Berkeley Lights Reviews

2.9

45% would recommend to a friend

(91 total reviews)

Eric D. Hobbs, Ph.D.

58% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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Berkeley Lights has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 91 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Berkeley Lights employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

91 reviews

3.0

Dec 29, 2025

The company is now out of business

It support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The company had excellent employees

Cons

The company is now out of business

3.0

Dec 20, 2025

Whirlwind

Technical writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good pay and decent benefits. I worked with some really motivated and smart people.

Cons

Leadership seemed out of touch and unorganized.

4.0

Nov 30, 2025

Overall rating

Field service engineer (fse)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good place to work. Very professional and good people

Cons

I don't have cons for a moment

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