Does CallisonRTKL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CallisonRTKL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CallisonRTKL . This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CallisonRTKL ?

58% of CallisonRTKL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CallisonRTKL 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CallisonRTKL ?

Designer (69) , Senior Designer (40) , Associate (37) , Architectural Designer (18) , Architect (17) , Senior Associate (11) , Interior Designer (10) , Intern (7) , Internship (7) , Associate Principal (6) , Architectural Intern (4) , Intern - Hourly (4) , Principal (4) , Project Accountant (4) , Senior Architect (4)

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

"Able to work on various types of projects for famous brands and have great people to work with." ((in 39 reviews)); "Great benefits and tons of PTO" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "Office culture is good and is getting better." ((in 13 reviews)); "Depending on your department you can get some great coworkers." ((in 11 reviews))

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

"The new management are poor communicators (lots of words saying very little)." ((in 18 reviews)); "Virtually no women in architecture/design senior leadership and management roles." ((in 15 reviews)); "And low salary." ((in 14 reviews)); "pay is low" ((in 10 reviews)); "Low compensation level compared to actual working hours and no bonus." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about CallisonRTKL layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed CallisonRTKL locations?

Los Angeles , Dallas , Washington , Seattle , New York , Miami , Baltimore , Chicago , Coral Gables , Houston , Valparaiso , San Francisco , Wilmington , Neshanic Station , Lake Los Angeles

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CallisonRTKL

Part of Arcadis

CallisonRTKL reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)

Kim Heartwell

72% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

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78 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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3.0

Jun 9, 2016

Great Company, But Not Enough Pay

Project accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, great people to work with. They provide training.

Cons

Not very flexible. No bonuses unless you're at the top. Low salary compared to the rest of the industry. Too much work and not enough pay. Not much upward mobility.

3.0

May 19, 2016

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

longer PTO, flexible work hour schedule, good learning place for young staff, good Arcadis global program(Arcadis quest, Global shaper)

Cons

low pay, hard to make a live especially in a expensive city like DC! profit driven projects. lots of nonsense competitions. It's a place making you lose hope for architectural design industry.

3.0

Apr 24, 2016

Mundane

Senior designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, longer PTO compared to other similar companies, get the opportunity to design and follow up your project consistently, more or less, but still, for a large firm like this you need to switch around projects.

Cons

Not innovative enough in terms of design, though the corporate level pushes so. Cost driven, profit driven, few projects could make you really proud as being an architect. Low pay, even consider the longer PTO, if I convert the extra PTO into value based on RTKL standard, my salary is still way lower than other firms in market.

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