Does Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory?

69% of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory?

Postdoctoral Fellow (31) , Graduate Student (9) , Research Technician (9) , Intern (7) , Lab Technician (5) , Research Assistant (5) , Research Scientist (5) , Research Technician I (5) , Research Technician II (4) , Laboratory Technician II (3) , PhD Student (3) , Post Doctoral Fellow (3) , Research Investigator (3) , Computational Science Analyst (2) , Computational Science Developer (2)

What are the pros of working at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory according to real employee reviews?

"Nice scenery convenient and benefits are good." ((in 27 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful." ((in 19 reviews)); "Nice people if you can find them" ((in 16 reviews)); "Community is fairly small, so everyone gets to know each other." ((in 4 reviews)); "Beautiful place to work and many meetings you can just attend for free as an employee" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory according to real employee reviews?

"low pay, resistance to change" ((in 16 reviews)); "Science staff are considered most valuable by management." ((in 5 reviews)); "Some great employees have left because they weren’t being compensated appropriately." ((in 4 reviews)); "Some managers do not believe in a healthy work" ((in 3 reviews)); "few opportunities outside of pure research" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(210 total reviews)

Bruce Stillman

56% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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3.7

Culture and values

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 210 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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210 reviews

4.0

May 21, 2026

Great place for PhD Students/Candidates

Phd student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good student health benefits, access to meetings

Cons

For SBU students, the first few years are a little hard due to the daily commute between campuses for classes

3.0

Mar 18, 2026

good entering job

Research technician i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

great opportunity for younger people

Cons

do not pay a lot

4.0

Feb 9, 2026

Great fundamental science

Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fundamental science work. True scientists.

Cons

Cost of living high on Long Island. Poor public transit.

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