Does Fortrea pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fortrea employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fortrea. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fortrea?

57% of Fortrea employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fortrea 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fortrea?

Program Specialist (30) , Clinical Research Associate (25) , Project Coordinator (25) , CRA I (19) , Project Manager (17) , Manager (14) , Clinical Research Associate II (13) , Site Readiness and Regulatory Specialist II (12) , CRA II (11) , Safety Science Analyst (11) , Senior CRA (11) , Statistical Programmer (11) , Senior Project Manager (10) , Associate Clinical Data Manager (9) , Senior Clinical Data Manager (9)

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

"Good work life balance and leaves" ((in 85 reviews)); "Good culture and people at Fortrea" ((in 42 reviews)); "good management" ((in 35 reviews)); "Great Teams to work with." ((in 33 reviews)); "Skilled and good managers" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"No bonus schemes and recent switch over from labcorp was poorly managed." ((in 30 reviews)); "Pay is low" ((in 25 reviews)); "Company is doing massive layoffs and reducing quality to increase executive payouts" ((in 17 reviews)); "No training content" ((in 15 reviews)); "Following that conversation It was extremely difficult to achieve ANY communication with the appointed HR rep." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fortrea layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Fortrea locations?

Durham , Raleigh , Madison , San Diego , Princeton , Nashville , Dallas , Wilmington , Greenfield , Philadelphia , Indianapolis , Charlotte , Tampa , Research Triangle Park , Chicago , New York , Rochester , Detroit , Washington , San Antonio , Los Angeles , San Jose , United , Gaithersburg , Daytona Beach , Miami , Boston , Atlanta , Bannockburn , Newark

Fortrea reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(842 total reviews)

Anshul Thakral

64% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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Fortrea has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 842 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fortrea employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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842 reviews

5.0

Dec 3, 2023

Good Working Culture

Senior manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

Have a great experience of work culture that is there in Fortrea. Transperencey between an associate to director. Everyone is so approachable

Cons

Need to provide more facilities 1. Creche 2. Health management 3. Working hours

Fortrea Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your experience at Fortrea. We are pleased to hear you like the work culture and appreciate your feedback about creche and health management. Your suggestions help us evaluate and enhance the employee experience at Fortrea.

5.0

Dec 3, 2023

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Cra i

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-Excellent communication between different study team members. -Flexible work hours -support form each and everyone from extended study team and beyond

Cons

-workload is sometimes not proportionally distributed between different team members.

3.0

Dec 1, 2023

Fortrea

Clinical trial assistant (cta)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance, good culture, hybrid model.

Cons

low hikes, micromanagement in some departments

Fortrea Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your experience at Fortrea. We are pleased to hear you like hybrid model, work life balance and work culture. We encourage our leaders to follow our Fortrea principles and values and we are listening to our team members through our various internal feedback systems. Your suggestions help us evaluate and enhance the employee experience at Fortrea.

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