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?

"Benefits great" ((in 27 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful." ((in 21 reviews)); "Nice people if you can find them" ((in 16 reviews)); "Community is fairly small, so everyone gets to know each other." ((in 6 reviews)); "Beautiful place to work and many meetings you can just attend for free as an employee" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"the salary is low because it's a non" ((in 22 reviews)); "Low pay and high cost of living on Long Island." ((in 17 reviews)); "The wages are low for lab employees" ((in 5 reviews)); "Science staff are considered most valuable by management." ((in 5 reviews)); "Some managers do not believe in a healthy work" ((in 3 reviews))

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Reviews

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

5.0

Jun 3, 2025

If you like science work here

Lab/research technician iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great place to learn, great environment, best place to work

Cons

Work schedule bleeds past normal 9-5

5.0

Apr 24, 2025

Nice place to work!

Conference coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

In my experience everyone is super nice and laid back

Cons

Salary tends to be low, expected at a nonprofit

5.0

Sep 8, 2024

Flexible but prefer local candidates

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very flexible, work from home

Cons

Prefer locals more than foreigners during interview

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