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 34 reviews)); "Nice coworkers across different departments" ((in 26 reviews)); "All administrative teams are friendly and helpful." ((in 17 reviews)); "Flexible work location and hours" ((in 9 reviews)); "Growth opportunities" ((in 7 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 40 reviews)); "Pay is low for the work and very low for the location" ((in 27 reviews)); "Hard for juniors to get a big picture of the projects they are doing; benefits are poor" ((in 18 reviews)); "Work/life balance can be difficult to maintain" ((in 16 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible." ((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

1.0

May 2, 2022

Not good

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits and PTO were decent

Cons

Bad management work life balance good ole boy club

Acumen Response

3y

Thanks for the review.

3.0

Apr 18, 2022

Good place to learn about federal and state healthcare

Data and policy analyst i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good benefits - Clear, structured growth path - Lot of opportunities to learn new data skills and improve your knowledge about Medicare and Medicaid

Cons

- Workload can be too much sometimes - Processes and tasks are sometimes redundant/inefficient - Work/life balance can be a challenge

Acumen Response

3y

Thanks for leaving us a review. Please reach out to your manager and/or HR regarding your work-life balance. We have resources to help you.

3.0

Apr 13, 2022

Data analyst to policy lead

Policy lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome opportunities to work on truly impactful research projects in the policy/healthcare space. The work you do feels meaningful, and not strictly profit driven as is the case in most companies. Get to work with some very smart and hardworking people.

Cons

Large influx of new projects, many of which feel understaffed. The company has tried to mitigate this problem by hiring new analysts, but this can sometimes exacerbate the problem instead since many new hires come straight out of university and need months of training. As a result, senior analysts/managers take on the brunt of the work and often put in long hours.

Acumen Response

3y

Thanks for leaving us a review. We have really turned a corner and have been hiring a lot more senior analyst in the last year. We continue to improve in this area. Please don't hesitate reaching out to our recruiting team to discuss this further.

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