Is Equity Residential a good company to work for?

Equity Residential has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,166 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at Equity Residential to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Equity Residential have been left by employees working as Regional Manager , Intern and Community Manager .

Does Equity Residential pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Equity Residential employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Equity Residential. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Equity Residential?

76% of Equity Residential employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Equity Residential 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Equity Residential?

Leasing Consultant (250) , Community Manager (136) , Service Manager (35) , Maintenance Technician (30) , Manager (25) , Property Manager (25) , Regional Manager (20) , Concierge (17) , Intern (16) , Assistant Community Manager (15) , Assistant Property Manager (15) , Service Technician (14) , General Manager (11) , Senior Leasing Consultant (11) , Assistant Manager (10)

What are the pros of working at Equity Residential according to real employee reviews?

"Pay was ok but the benefits were great." ((in 114 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 68 reviews)); "Great Training and that's it" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great employees who have been around for years." ((in 33 reviews)); "Great team to work with that supports each other and understands the value of all employees." ((in 25 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Equity Residential according to real employee reviews?

"Monetary Compensation At/Below Average, Conservative Upper Management, Restrictive on Remote Working Arrangements" ((in 43 reviews)); "no work life balance as you have to work almost every weekend" ((in 40 reviews)); "Poor management communication with lower level employees, in addition to inefficient use of time." ((in 40 reviews)); "Regional managers on the east coast." ((in 30 reviews)); "Property management can be busy and stressful" ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Equity Residential layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Equity Residential locations?

Chicago , New York , Los Angeles , Seattle , Washington , San Francisco , Boston , Irvine , Denver , San Diego , Arlington , Alexandria , Jersey City , San Jose , Atlanta , Mission Viejo , Scottsdale , Rancho Cucamonga , Santa Clara , Fort Lauderdale , Augusta , Dallas , Long Beach , Chino Hills , Bellevue , Hoboken , Phoenix , Orange , Pasadena , Ontario

Equity Residential reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,121 total reviews)

Mark Parrell

87% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Equity Residential has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,121 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Equity Residential employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Sep 30, 2015

Play hard. Work harder.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good people, awards and quarterly bonus potential. Lots of training and classes offered. Great mid level regional managers.

Cons

Properties understaffed in office and maintenance. Hard to get time off for vacation in the summer months. Overtime not always allowed, even though the properties are understaffed.

Equity Residential Response

10y

Thank you so much! We appreciate your feedback and we’re also very proud to have the aspects you listed as part of the Equity experience.

2.0

Sep 28, 2015

No rungs on the ladder of success here

Customer support assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good health/insurance benefits, rent discount

Cons

Don't expect to climb up the ladder: even if you express aspirations of growing within the company, they'll never promote you from your position. The only staff that really gets respect/bonuses/prizes/lunches are the leasing agents, all others are replacable cannon fodder: as such, employee turnover is high. Lots of overtime work when management leaves early and leaves work undone, forcing you to pick up their slack.

Equity Residential Response

10y

With all due respect, we have to disagree with your assessment of the promotional opportunities at Equity. To date, our records reflect that for manager level positions at our properties we promote from within more than 65% of the time depending on the role. As a practice, every position at Equity is open for 5 business days to allow our employees the option to apply before we make any selections from outside of the company. Anyone who is recommended by their manager is given the opportunity to interview for that role. Our people are our greatest asset and "replaceable" is not how we think of the individuals that work with us.

1.0

Sep 22, 2015

Disappointed and Doesn't Approve

Leasing consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I worked for Equity Residential and I must say, the company has great benefits, has an excellent balance of overall professional and personal life.

Cons

For me, the con was the property management staff at multiple properties as well as the District managers that oversees their properties. I was disrespected, embarrassed, and morally hurt by their way of conduct. They(property and district managers) do not care about your well being, your ideas, or even your feelings. I had a situation with this company and I've reached out to ALL of my superiors and nothing was done. I was completely ignored and got the run around every time I brought up an issue involving a particular manager, because she/he was an employee of the company for years. At the end of the day, I would just say stay away from this company if you want a place that really cares about you because the Managment staff they hire doesn't

Equity Residential Response

10y

The work experience you describe is not one that we would want any employee to experience. We question if it was Equity Residential because we don't use the title of “District Manager”. ‘Regional Manager” is the equivalent role in our company. In the case that you are correctly referring to Equity, I hope you will reach out to Human Resources at 312-928-1184 to discuss your experience further so we can get a fuller understanding of your concerns and any issues you encountered.

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