Does Acumen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Acumen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Acumen. This rating has improved by 15% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Acumen?

30% of Acumen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Acumen 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Acumen?

Data and Policy Analyst (69) , Data and Policy Analyst I (20) , Data and Policy Analyst II (16) , Analyst (11) , Statistical Programmer (11) , Data and Policy Analyst III (9) , Data and Policy Analyst IV (8) , Data Analyst (5) , Data and Policy Analyst - Statistical Programmer (5) , Policy Lead (5) , Research Analyst (5) , Operations Coordinator (4) , Policy Analyst (4) , Senior Research Analyst (4) , Lead Research Analyst (3)

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

"Nice people and generous on H1B applications" ((in 35 reviews)); "Nice coworkers across different departments" ((in 26 reviews)); "All administrative teams are friendly and helpful." ((in 18 reviews)); "Flexible hours (depending on the Dept." ((in 8 reviews)); "The working environment is flexible" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Your life quality hinges upon the quality of your supervisor; not everyone gets assigned good managers;" ((in 39 reviews)); "Pay is low for the work and very low for the location" ((in 28 reviews)); "Hard for juniors to get a big picture of the projects they are doing; benefits are poor" ((in 21 reviews)); "Work/life balance can be difficult to maintain" ((in 17 reviews)); "life balance and poor upper management." ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Acumen layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Acumen locations?

Burlingame , Washington , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Millbrae , San Jose , Orem , Draper , Saint Louis , New York , Mesa , Oklahoma City , Atlanta , Red Oak , San Antonio , La Jolla , San Mateo , Marksville , Pittsburgh , Milledgeville , Tysons Corner

Acumen reviews

3.1

30% would recommend to a friend

(394 total reviews)

Thomas MaCurdy

5% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

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Acumen has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 394 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Acumen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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394 reviews

3.0

Oct 15, 2014

Good opportunity for kids fresh out of college

Data and policy analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent locations. There are some good managers which can teach you a lot if you are lucky. Nice people

Cons

Low pay. minimum work-life balance sometimes. The turnover rate is fairly high. Depending on your manager, you might be expected to do a lot of things beyond your knowledge of scope.

Acumen Response

11y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

1.0

Sep 25, 2014

A Dubious Company and Even More Dubious HR

Quantitative research analyst - policy writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some interesting research projects.

Cons

So soon out of college and with mounting student debts to pay off, I was desperate for a job--any job. So I went to work for Acumen. I was there for a couple of months before leaving for Goldman Sachs. I had the worst time ever. I had to deal with terrible HR people, who were engaged in very dubious practice. We were told to go on glassdoor and write positive reviews about the company. Say what? A year ago, the company had a rating of 2.8; now it's 3.2. This kind of artificially pumping up your company ratings is very questionable from an ethical point of view. I would treat recent 5-star reviews with a very, VERY large grain of salt.

Acumen Response

11y

Glassdoor encourages companies to invite current employees to leave reviews. This way people reviewing Acumen can get the best perspective, not just from former employees, but current employees as well. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

5.0

Sep 2, 2014

Cool People -- Cool Projects!

Data and policy analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I just attended our all-employee meeting and it was great. There were lots of different project teams presenting what they work on and the impact of their work. Happy hour afterward was great too!

Cons

I wish I could have attended more of the presentations! I have been here for 4 months and this was the first opportunity to learn about what other groups work on, I wish this event had happened sooner.

Acumen Response

11y

We are happy to hear you enjoyed the AcuSPHERE Annual. Thanks for taking the time to write this review.

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