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 27 reviews)); "All administrative teams are friendly and helpful." ((in 19 reviews)); "Flexible work location and hours" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good working environment and great geographic location" ((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 38 reviews)); "Pay is low for the work and very low for the location" ((in 32 reviews)); "Hard for juniors to get a big picture of the projects they are doing; benefits are poor" ((in 17 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible." ((in 15 reviews)); "Work/life balance can be difficult to maintain" ((in 14 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

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Culture & values

2.0

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

394 reviews

4.0

Mar 10, 2020

Great starter job

Data and policy analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is filled with incredibly smart and kind young people. There is room for growth. The DC office is comfortable and in a convenient location.

Cons

Management could be improved. A lack of transparency and the ranked culture cause miscommunication. Many people work long hours.

Acumen Response

6y

Thanks for leaving us a review. Please know that our HR department is open to your feedback if you are experiencing miscommunication with your direct manager.

1.0

Feb 28, 2020

Avoid if you can

Data and policy analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Young, casual culture. Hire a lot of people right outside college

Cons

Managers are all promoted from within which is great for opportunity within the company, but terrible since a lot of them don't know what they're doing and can't leverage outside experience Hours are ridiculous for the low pay The good employees end up just getting all of the work and are eventually just burned out and they leave Toxic work environment. No trust at all CEO doesn't really seem to care. I was there for 3 Christmas parties and he attended 0 of them (at least I didn't see him or hear from him)

Acumen Response

6y

Thanks for coming back after a year away and leaving us your feedback. A lot of changes have taken place in the last year resulting with many improvements. I'm sorry you didn't run into our managing member at the holiday party he attends each and every year.

3.0

Feb 4, 2020

growth and learning depends on team and manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-opportunities to learn -friendly team -my manager was really great and really valued my growth and learning

Cons

-not a lot of great employer benefits -opportunities of growth really depends on the team you're in and your manager -not great work/life balance for poor pay and benefits -culture is team dependent so you can definitely have a good culture if you're in the right team; i was definitely lucky in terms of my team's culture

Acumen Response

6y

Thanks for leaving us a review. We're happy to hear your manager is great and you're happy with your team.

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