Does Virginia Tech pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Virginia Tech employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Virginia Tech. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Virginia Tech?

89% of Virginia Tech employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Virginia Tech 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Virginia Tech?

Graduate Research Assistant (381) , Research Assistant (165) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (131) , Graduate Assistant (51) , Graduate Student (50) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (43) , Dining Services (42) , Teaching Assistant (33) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (31) , Postdoctoral Associate (29) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (29) , Research Associate (28) , Student Worker (26) , Research Scientist (25) , GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant (22)

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

"great team and people in general" ((in 202 reviews)); "If your professor is good it's generally easy to have flexible hours provided you get your work done." ((in 101 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and clean" ((in 88 reviews)); "Staff is great and flexible with work schedules" ((in 53 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 45 reviews))

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

"Pay is low for some of the more difficult work but can be a lot of downtime" ((in 154 reviews)); "Poor management and high employee turnover." ((in 48 reviews)); "Bad communication and from higher" ((in 18 reviews)); "Lack of Diversity" ((in 14 reviews)); "Upper management and central management seems to have a lot of turnover, which creates a lot of change and unbalance sometimes." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Virginia Tech redundancies in 2026?

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

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4.4

89% would recommend to a friend

(2,886 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

81% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity and inclusion

4.2

Culture and values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Virginia Tech has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,886 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Virginia Tech employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Feb 14, 2020

Passionated Design professional with 4 + years

Web designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

A generous annual leave package. Comprehensive on-the-job training. Ongoing personal development and endless career-advancing opportunities within Virgin Trains.

Cons

The cheap deals Poorest value Where to book

5.0

Apr 5, 2022

Awesome experience as GTA

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Could learn a lot from GTA job. Professors are all kind.

Cons

The wage is under average.

2.0

Oct 11, 2023

Geriatric Mean Girls

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Beautiful Campus, Difficult to get fired, Training Opportunities

Cons

Employee culture, Salary, Benefits, Uncaring Management, Lack of Diversity, Ageism and sexism rampant, Gossip and rumor are the lifeblood of campus. I had a colleague who was a 40+yr staff member of VT remark that "girls in leggings deserve to be r*ped" in front of Senior HR personnel with NO reprisal at all.

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