Does Carbon Five pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Carbon Five employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Carbon Five. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Carbon Five?

86% of Carbon Five employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Carbon Five 4.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 5.0 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Carbon Five?

Designer (2) , Principal Designer (2) , Software Engineer (2)

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

"Thoughtful people always seeking to improve skills and be well" ((in 6 reviews)); "Amazing culture, work" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Carbon Five locations?

San Francisco , Santa Monica , Brooklyn , Chattanooga , New York , Los Angeles

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Carbon Five reviews

4.9

86% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

Michael Wynholds

100% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

5.0

Culture & values

4.9

Work/Life balance

4.9

Senior management

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

Carbon Five has an employee rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Carbon Five employee rating is 27% above average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

20 reviews

4.0

Feb 24, 2025

A great place

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and work life balance

Cons

Acquisition and change in leadership has changed the business model

5.0

Aug 30, 2022

Carbon Five was a fantastic agency to cut my consulting teeth, so to speak.

Senior product designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Control and oversight over your projects and client work -Direct contact with clients every step of the way with each project -Lots of work...was never on a bench or without a client. -Team of partners and directors that were supportive and able to provide challenges that helped me grow. -Great design culture -Great engineering team that always had your back.

Cons

-Got acquired by West Monroe (WM). Carbon Five isn't what it used to be, and it's because WM couldn't maintain it's inertia or rolodex

5.0

Jan 9, 2022

Great place to work, great consulting exposure

Principal designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative and productive, great way to learn about consulting

Cons

Not remote friendly, and recently acquired. The C5 culture (supportive and driven) will now be impacted by the new parent company.

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