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?

34% 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 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CoStar Group?

Research Associate (393) , Account Executive (115) , Sales Associate (98) , Software Engineer (72) , 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) , Field Research Photographer (26) , Tenant Researcher (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 476 reviews)); "Pay is good and commission." ((in 343 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 152 reviews)); "Good salary for recent graduates/if you're new to the industry" ((in 94 reviews)); "They will hire you with little experience and some forge coworkers are really great!" ((in 87 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and they do not evaluate procedures before puting them into place." ((in 208 reviews)); "They use these surveys to judge good managers based on questions that do not reflect their management." ((in 158 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch with researchers day to day and implement changes without any consultation with researchers." ((in 128 reviews)); "Toxic culture and sales/firing tactics" ((in 120 reviews)); "This company and its wacky CEO are crazy." ((in 69 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 , San Francisco , Norfolk , 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

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CoStar Group

CoStar Group reviews

2.7

34% would recommend to a friend

(3,017 total reviews)

Andrew C. Florance

32% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.4

Culture & values

2.3

Senior management

CoStar Group has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,017 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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

1.0

Feb 17, 2018

If you are considering to join this company - reconsider

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best benefits I have ever had. Many of the people I worked with were nice. Free food everyday. But...

Cons

If I could give this place a zero, I would. They overcompensate by providing food, throwing fancy parties with amazing gifts. I mean, who doesn’t want a Tesla? However behind that, management have their heads... Constantly changing vision. The CEO gets way into the weeds and may seem like a nice guy, but will cut you in a second. The Researchers are not Researchers - it is a call center that pays nicely. When you constantly change metrics or can’t even define clear metrics and when you feed young new hires a bunch of crap, money only gets you so far.

1.0

Nov 10, 2017

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The food and ya peers

Cons

Micro-management...we all honestly know it's all illegal the new director has every manager thinking they either going to get fired or in trouble you can't even walk down the aisle and wave hi to your peers anymore without your managers up your butt. can't stop and say hello and when Simon comes in the office (the big boss) the director becomes super friendly. No morale company has took a turn for the worst people come here now and are ready to leave in two weeks . They monitor every second every minute of your day not only that you have to work through your breaks just to hit any tier bonus. I think the managers know what's going on is wrong but can't speak up because they are scared they are going to lose they jobs BBB needs to definitely get involved. Absolutely NO ROOM FOR GROWTH ‼️... especially if you don't have a degree ... I wouldn't recommend this job to Satan himself anymore stressful feel like slaves

2.0

Apr 20, 2017

Wouldn't Recommend

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool if you're coming right out of college, people have either been here more than 15 years or less than 5 it seems.

Cons

Constant change, what is expected changes quarter to quarter, metric driven, no real room for advancement

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