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, 4.0 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 140 reviews)); "Great mission and people working there really care about their mission." ((in 83 reviews)); "Advancement and great work life balance" ((in 65 reviews)); "Good pay especially compared with other editorial salaries." ((in 59 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?

"Primary problem: Poor leadership" ((in 35 reviews)); "they put up with poor management" ((in 31 reviews)); "5 managers talking about what to do while 2 people are around to actual DO the work." ((in 18 reviews)); "long hours with sometimes only research work, not enough editing and learning about the editing process" ((in 10 reviews)); "rung editors constantly ridiculed and abused by upper management." ((in 9 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

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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).

Reviews by job title

878 reviews

5.0

Jan 21, 2016

Communications Intern

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a great place to work. They were very flexible with my college schedule. Also, there was over 60 years of communications experience that I had at my disposal.

Cons

I don't have any cons for this job.

2.0

Jan 20, 2016

Good Mission; Lost its Way

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Protecting older Americans; AARP is only NGO strong enough to protect social security and medicare. Great salaries and benefits.

Cons

Inwardly focused; staff at all levels from analysts to senior executives are very focused on protecting their own jobs because of the great salaries and benefits. Organization spends more time and energy and meetings on its revenue and membership than it does on policy and advocacy designed to protect those same members.

3.0

Jan 20, 2016

Great Candidate

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a bridge to gainful employment . Provides a small stipend to assist in job search. Get a participant up and out for a period of time.

Cons

A participant is usually moved to another host agency after 6 months, to get to know new people in the new host agency. 6 months has been the period given as probationary period to get settle into a position and learn the responsibilities of that position.

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