Does CoStar Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CoStar Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CoStar Group. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CoStar Group?

33% of CoStar Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CoStar Group 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CoStar Group?

Research Associate (393) , Account Executive (116) , Sales Associate (99) , Software Engineer (73) , Sales (70) , Sales Executive (62) , Tenant Research Associate (60) , Client Relationship Consultant (59) , Architectural Photographer (47) , Associate Research Consultant (43) , Research Associate II (42) , Research Analyst (40) , Researcher (38) , Account Manager (26) , Field Research Photographer (26)

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

"between understanding corporate structure more and having great benefits etc" ((in 477 reviews)); "Pay is good and commission." ((in 333 reviews)); "They were great people because they were in the same boat as many others... (Read: not sure of where they wanted to go in life.)" ((in 145 reviews)); "Good salary for recent graduates/if you're new to the industry" ((in 98 reviews)); "They will hire you with little experience and some forge coworkers are really great!" ((in 82 reviews))

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

"They use these surveys to judge good managers based on questions that do not reflect their management." ((in 161 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch with researchers day to day and implement changes without any consultation with researchers." ((in 133 reviews)); "Toxic culture and sales/firing tactics" ((in 113 reviews)); "This company and its wacky CEO are crazy." ((in 66 reviews)); "you are watched constantly; senior leadership does not trust it's employees; there is no work" ((in 65 reviews))

What are employees saying about CoStar Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed CoStar Group locations?

Richmond , Washington , Atlanta , San Diego , Irvine , Columbia , Los Angeles , Norfolk , San Francisco , New York , Chicago , Boston , Bethesda , Arlington , Dallas , Austin , Baltimore , Hendersonville , Saint Louis , Houston , Nashville , Seattle , Minneapolis , Denver , White Marsh , Portland , Miami , Buckhead , Phoenix , La Jolla

CoStar Group reviews

2.7

33% would recommend to a friend

(3,028 total reviews)

Andrew C. Florance

30% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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CoStar Group has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,028 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The CoStar Group employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews

2.0

Jan 28, 2017

Research Associate

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great benefits and pay. Always busy so work days go quickly. Research team is full of young professionals who typically work hard and are very kind.

Cons

Completely metric driven, management doesn't have any context and metrics do not measure actual good research. Upper management goals are unrealistic and again, don't lend itself to researching, just arbitrary call goals. Turning more and more into a call center environment

CoStar Group Response

9y

Thanks for leaving a review. Very glad to see that you’re enjoying the team environment and our exceptional pay and benefits. We do read the advice to management section and do pass it on to senior leadership every time we write responses. You’re being heard. We also listen through other avenues including our employee survey and hrdepartment@costar.com. Most importantly, your manager is always an asset if you have a concern or a suggestion. While we regularly assess them, our metrics are developed to help researchers improve their skills and drive value for our customers.

3.0

Jan 27, 2017

Excellent career-starter for new High School and College Graduates!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are outstanding; employees are extremely helpful to one another; generous pay.

Cons

No procedural manual and there are a million bits of information to retain in order to function successfully. Departments are very segmented. If you do not like metrics and being tightly managed, this place is definitely not for you.

CoStar Group Response

9y

Thanks for leaving a review. We’re glad you’re enjoying our culture and benefits. We’re focused on enabling our researchers with extensive training and support throughout their careers. We carefully tailor our metrics to generate the right information for our clients and to help our researchers hone their skills.

3.0

Jan 27, 2017

Work there for 2 years (3 years max) and move on

Senior research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great entry into CRE (commercial real estate) or a springboard to another profession - great benefits, 401k, free snacks et.al -can literally clock out after 8hours of work (never work weekends, overtime is compensated) -once you prove yourself, can develop leadership skills with MindGym and be a team lead (great for the resume...remember the goal is to maximize your skill set and move on to a less-soul crushing job) -can learn how a publicly traded company only cares about inflating their stock price by cheap tricks to temporarily increase data quality

Cons

-won't really learn about CRE (have to actively learn about your market on your own, work day is spent trying to hit metrics) -metrics/expectations are unrealistic, and would change several times within a quarter (one quarter metrics were changed after the quarter ended, how does that work?) -upper management doesn't seem to understand what a day is really like for a researcher. uniformed expectations even though portfolios are drastically different (why should I brand the same way for a 20+ year client as you would to someone who has never heard of costar?)

CoStar Group Response

9y

Thanks for your time at CoStar and your hard work. Research is central to CoStar’s mission and we deeply value the contributions of every researcher. We provide several weeks of training to every researcher and ongoing talent development; both of which include extensive training in commercial real estate. Many of our researchers develop sector-leading knowledge of the markets they cover. Our metrics are carefully crafted to help drive the quality of research forward and help researchers improve.

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