Is AARP a good company to work for?

AARP has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 1,210 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 4% over the last 12 months. 85% of employees would recommend working at AARP to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about AARP have been left by employees working as Intern , Communications Intern and Customer Service Representative .

Does AARP pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at AARP?

85% of AARP employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AARP 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AARP?

Director (39) , Intern (34) , Manager (25) , Project Manager (25) , Senior Advisor (24) , Advisor (21) , Employment Specialist (16) , Vice President (15) , Analyst (14) , Communications Intern (13) , Administrative Assistant (11) , Customer Service Representative (11) , Associate State Director (8) , Data Entry (8) , Data Entry Clerk (8)

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

"AARP has great benefits and they treat they're people very well." ((in 135 reviews)); "Great mission and people working there really care about their mission." ((in 83 reviews)); "Good pay especially compared with other editorial salaries." ((in 64 reviews)); "Advancement and great work life balance" ((in 62 reviews)); "Interns are recognized as part of the company who join its great environment and culture." ((in 35 reviews))

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

"they put up with poor management" ((in 28 reviews)); "High tolerance for truly reprehensible behavior by top execs— poor managers remain in place far too long— HR is complicit in protecting such behavior." ((in 20 reviews)); "long hours with sometimes only research work, not enough editing and learning about the editing process" ((in 9 reviews)); "Very large organization which can provide some challenges." ((in 9 reviews)); "They have people who have been there for 3 months training new employees" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about AARP layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed AARP locations?

Washington , Lakewood , New York , Champaign , Denver , Atlanta , Philadelphia , Austin , Allentown , Harrisburg , Princeton , Richmond , Phoenix , Lansing , Sacramento , Colorado Springs , Tampa , Raleigh , San Antonio , Long Beach , New Orleans , Providence , Pittsburgh , Rockville , Miami , Saint Petersburg , New Brunswick , Chicago , Alexandria , Kansas City

AARP reviews

4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(878 total reviews)

Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan

92% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

AARP has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 878 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The AARP employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

878 reviews

4.0

Jul 12, 2016

Work still to be done

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun place to work. Friendly people and good work/life balance. Great benefits. Easy to move around the company (though not necessarily upwards)

Cons

Culture can be difficult to navigate. There has been a lot of changes recently, mostly for the better, but much of senior leadership is still sub-par. The company is unable to make tough decisions. Very siloed and distrustful set of upper management. Operationally it is a mess.

5.0

Jul 12, 2016

Life as an Intern at AARP

Community outreach intern

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Pros

From my experience I've enjoyed a lot about my internship experience. As an intern I have been placed on a number of projects and assignments especially when I was the only intern in the office. I gained experience in project management, people management and juggling multiple task. Through my managers as AARP have helped me build professional development and networking skills.

Cons

No cons to give at this time

3.0

Jul 12, 2016

Intake Specialist/Application Processor

Intake specialist

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CEO approval

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Pros

Work up to 25 hours per week as Human Resource Assistant. Talk to people about working for AARP Foundation/SCSEP and sign them up, if approved by San Antonio office. Talk to prospective non-profit host agencies about signing up with AARP Foundation as a potential location to allow our participants to work at there.

Cons

The 'Participants' that sign up with us are not happy with their jobs or salary, which is minimum wage and 18 hours per week. Some are not physically able to perform the job that they are assigned; in that case, I have to look for them another job, within AARP's selection of opportunities.

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