Does Calstart pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Calstart employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Calstart. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Calstart?

50% of Calstart employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Calstart 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Calstart?

Project Manager (10) , Intern (5) , Program Manager (5) , Director (4) , Associate Project Manager (2) , Senior Project Manager (2) , Validation and Assessment (2)

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

"Good company, good people, supportive environment" ((in 6 reviews)); "My colleagues are kind and passionate people." ((in 3 reviews)); "Great Benefits" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"low pay, which is a shame because the EV field is very interesting but this one factor is pushing me away from working here" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Calstart locations?

Pasadena , Los Angeles , Berkeley , Denver , Califon , Gainesville

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Calstart reviews

3.2

50% would recommend to a friend

(44 total reviews)

John Boesel

36% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Senior management

Calstart has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 44 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Calstart employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

44 reviews

2.0

Aug 11, 2024

Good Mission but Lots of Growing Pains

Lead data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse and interesting set of projects. Great opportunities to get involved in the transportation industry. Working on solving global emissions.

Cons

Lack of structure and clearly-defined roles. Lots of new faces joining the company. Have to follow lots of orders from the state of California as they are the funder. Data analytics team was not well-organized.

1.0

Jul 28, 2024

Great mission, but lost in space

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, great team, some very good managers, interesting work

Cons

Senior management at the upper levels is lost, decisions are totally outside of reality, communication is poor, no clear direction, goals are never reviewed, milestones move constantly, success never recognized.

5.0

Jul 13, 2024

Great

Associate project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote, fantastic team, great direction and management

Cons

Job level is vague/unsure of salary range

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