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 (46) , 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 493 reviews)); "Pay is good and commission." ((in 331 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 143 reviews)); "Good salary for recent graduates/if you're new to the industry" ((in 93 reviews)); "They will hire you with little experience and some forge coworkers are really great!" ((in 81 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 157 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch with researchers day to day and implement changes without any consultation with researchers." ((in 131 reviews)); "Toxic culture and sales/firing tactics" ((in 119 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 64 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 , Denver , White Marsh , Minneapolis , Portland , Miami , Buckhead , Phoenix , La Jolla

CoStar Group reviews

2.7

33% would recommend to a friend

(3,025 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 3,025 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

3.0

Apr 4, 2016

Research Associate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and employee culture. There is opportunity to move up within the role or move to different roles within the company once you have been in the position for 6+ months.

Cons

Metrics based system often hinders employees from accomplishing tasks and working on client requests. Work also tends to get monotonous after a while.

CoStar Group Response

10y

Appreciate the thoughts on metrics and your review. We’d love to get more in-depth feedback from you. Feel free to send us an email at hrdepartment@costar.com.

2.0

Mar 30, 2016

Good for what it was

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, nice gym, health insurance was good

Cons

Soul sucking, you can't move up unless you're male.

1.0

Mar 29, 2016

Underwhelming

Research associate ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free Food, Attractive coworkers, downtown office

Cons

No Starts was not an option so Mismanagement below average pay no direction non communication managers talk about employees behind their backs emphasis put on research department and not enough tools given to succeed wants to believe it isn't a call center but you are cold calling people who don't want to be called all day long CEO constantly throws how much money the company is making in your face and then tells you that free granola bars are "work benefits" management treats employees like children because they hire people fresh out of college vastly underuse the talent they hire in (people with masters and law degrees keying in useless data information)

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