Does Federal Highway Administration pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Federal Highway Administration employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Federal Highway Administration. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Federal Highway Administration?

90% of Federal Highway Administration employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Federal Highway Administration 4.1 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 Federal Highway Administration?

Civil Engineer (9) , Transportation Specialist (6) , Area Engineer (5) , Pathways Intern (4) , Transportation Policy Analyst (4) , Intern (3) , Transportation Planner (3) , Community PLanner (2) , Contract Specialist (2) , Director (2) , Financial Specialist (2) , Pathways Internship (2) , Program Manager (2) , Structural Engineer (2) , Student Engineer Trainee (2)

What are the pros of working at Federal Highway Administration according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is great" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good benefits any pay for the government sector." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great opportunity to collaborate with multifaceted engineering projects." ((in 5 reviews)); "Great coworkers." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Federal Highway Administration layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Federal Highway Administration locations?

Washington , Lakewood , Ashburn , Vancouver , Baltimore , Sterling , Denver , Atlanta , McLean , Lansing , Austin , Sevierville , Tallahassee , Salt Lake City , Chicago , Des Plaines , Springfield , Phoenix , Ovid , Frankfort , Cheyenne , Columbus , Yosemite National Park , Sacramento , Hartford , Henderson , Topeka , Columbia , Dallas

Federal Highway Administration reviews

4.0

90% would recommend to a friend

(120 total reviews)

Victor M Mendez

84% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Federal Highway Administration has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 120 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Federal Highway Administration employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

120 reviews

1.0

Jun 24, 2010

The Blind leading the Blind

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedules, and work life balance

Cons

Complete incompetance of supervisory, mid-level and senior management

2.0

Nov 26, 2009

Federal Government

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, reasonable work hours

Cons

Career advancement not based on talent

3.0

Jun 11, 2008

you can make a difference if you can put up with the bureaucracy

Employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a place to serve. You need to really want to make a difference, and if you're lucky, you can.

Cons

FHWA is a technical agency, but they don't realize it. They are failing in producing and retaining leaders who are technically competent and able to bridge technical know-how and policy. Right now this agency is ALL policy and technical know how is often seen as a nuisance by upper management. Upper middle management are so focused on their own advancement they are almost never able to plan ahead

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Jobs at Federal Highway Administration

Lead Community Planner

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Texas Division Administrator (DA)

Deputy Associate Administrator for Highway Policy and External Affairs

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