Does Exploratorium pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Exploratorium employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Exploratorium. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Exploratorium?

72% of Exploratorium employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Exploratorium 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

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

"Great people and place to work" ((in 21 reviews)); "Large and friendly staff." ((in 14 reviews)); "good benefits" ((in 13 reviews)); "Brilliant and creative coworkers." ((in 10 reviews)); "Great Culture and work environment" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Location for parking is bad." ((in 4 reviews)); "low pay, not many ways to get promoted" ((in 4 reviews)); "On call position can have very irregular hours" ((in 4 reviews)); "With a few notable exceptions, "managers" are people who have no skill managing." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Exploratorium layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Exploratorium locations?

San Francisco , New York , Paris , Martinez , South San Francisco

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4.2

72% would recommend to a friend

(170 total reviews)

Lindsay Bierman

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

Exploratorium has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 170 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Exploratorium employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

170 reviews

5.0

Apr 18, 2022

Loved Working Here

Visitor services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great workplace moral with helpful and caring management for the most part. Provided great benefits with dental and medical insurance for part-time employees. When I worked there, staff really seemed to care about the community they served. It was over all an enjoyable place to work.

Cons

The museum is large organization and visitor services is very low on the rung of authoritative say so there was frustration with expressing helpful organizational critiques to the higher ups.

3.0

Apr 9, 2022

Good environment, lack of

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment, mission and values are really motivating

Cons

Very few options for career trajectory within the organization. No mobility or chances to upskill/reskill and step up in new roles. Low pay.

4.0

Mar 31, 2022

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High school explainer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very understanding and easy to switch schedules

Cons

It can be boring at times

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