Does JILA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, JILA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at JILA. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at JILA?

88% of JILA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated JILA 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at JILA?

Graduate Research Assistant (7) , Research Assistant (5) , Research Associate (3) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (3) , Graduate Student (2) , Postdoctoral Fellow (2)

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

"The administrative staff are also great." ((in 4 reviews)); "Great culture and community of entire lab and admin offices." ((in 3 reviews)); "Best scientific support staff anywhere" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about JILA redundancies in 2026?

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

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4.5

88% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)

Beth Kroger

100% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture and values

4.1

Senior management

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

JILA has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The JILA employee rating is 20% above average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

33 reviews

5.0

15 Sept 2025

Great place to be a grad student

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fun culture, world-class technical staff, and you get to live next to the mountains. What more could you want?

Cons

All the standard grad school cons

3.0

27 Aug 2025

Used to be amazing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

CU Boulder benefits are great. Lots of PTO and 10% 401 matching. Hybrid work model.

Cons

Layoffs were announced and 20% of the staff resigned or retired early. Poor communications and management from upper leadership. Budget is still shaky and remaining staff are overworked and stressed.

4.0

16 Jan 2025

Nice environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

All good and the boss is kind

Cons

Nothing really for now maybe the benefits

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