Is Environmental Protection Agency a good company to work for?

Environmental Protection Agency has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,292 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Environmental Protection Agency to a friend and 30% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Environmental Protection Agency have been left by employees working as Life Scientist , Attorney and Intern .

Does Environmental Protection Agency pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Environmental Protection Agency employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Environmental Protection Agency. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Environmental Protection Agency?

73% of Environmental Protection Agency employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Environmental Protection Agency 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Environmental Protection Agency?

Intern (61) , Environmental Engineer (46) , Environmental Protection Specialist (40) , Program Analyst (40) , Physical Scientist (38) , Environmental Scientist (31) , IT Specialist (17) , Attorney (13) , Biologist (13) , Engineer (13) , Manager (12) , Public Affairs Specialist (12) , Chemist (11) , Internship (11) , Life Scientist (11)

What are the pros of working at Environmental Protection Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Great position and people there" ((in 114 reviews)); "Flexability is a great benefit!" ((in 75 reviews)); "There's good work/life balance and generally a supportive environment." ((in 72 reviews)); "Work stability and good pay" ((in 45 reviews)); "Great colleagues and mission to work for." ((in 32 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Environmental Protection Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and communication pipeline." ((in 35 reviews)); "managers do not always share science viewpoints." ((in 25 reviews)); "lack of leadership and detail opportunities" ((in 10 reviews)); "The flavor of the monthis embraced by senior management with unquestioning vigor." ((in 7 reviews)); "Leaderships never really to us anything so communication was always delayed" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Environmental Protection Agency layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Environmental Protection Agency locations?

Washington , Chicago , Durham , San Francisco , Research Triangle Park , New York , Atlanta , Philadelphia , Boston , Cincinnati , Seattle , Dallas , Denver , Raleigh , Lenexa , Arlington , Ann Arbor , Houston , Los Angeles , Athens , Kansas City , Chapel Hill , Detroit , Duluth , Las Vegas , Corvallis , Portland , Caldwell , Jersey City , Georgiana

Environmental Protection Agency reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(998 total reviews)

Andrew Wheeler

31% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (998 reviews)

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Environmental Protection Agency has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 998 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Environmental Protection Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

998 reviews

5.0

Aug 27, 2015

Great, forward minded employee centric agency

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

While culture can vary by office and job field, the EPA provides support for employees and plenty of opportunity within the scope of it's mission

Cons

The cons to working with the EPA are your basic federal employee cons of bureaucratic hiccups and a slower response due to organization hurdles.

2.0

Aug 24, 2015

Windows Administrator

Windows server administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people to work with

Cons

Environment is slow, long periods without project movement.

2.0

Aug 16, 2015

Stale, slow, ok pay, no advancement or training. Awful, I mean awful managers.

Program analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great job security and work life balance. If you have a family its good.

Cons

Everything else. This place is not for anyone wanting to make a difference. Any thoughts or ideas of innovation go no where. Managers are seriously aweful. They don't care about employees and want to get the credit from higher ups. It feels like high school with managers trying to one up one another. They make terrible decisions that waste tax payer dollars. This is what happens when people have been in power far to long. Way to many scientists and lawyers making top tier decisions. The disconnect and politics is deflating. Awful morale. All the good staff left or retired. It's the bottom feeders left.

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