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 (16) , 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 90 reviews)); "Good culture and people at Fortrea" ((in 41 reviews)); "good management" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great Teams to work with." ((in 30 reviews)); "life balance, good benefits" ((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 29 reviews)); "Pay is low" ((in 27 reviews)); "Company is doing massive layoffs and reducing quality to increase executive payouts" ((in 20 reviews)); "Following that conversation It was extremely difficult to achieve ANY communication with the appointed HR rep." ((in 12 reviews)); "Upper management was awful and I didn’t get any yearly raise for several years due to poor headship" ((in 11 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

(841 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 841 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).

Reviews by job title

841 reviews

4.0

Nov 9, 2023

Senior CRA at Fortrea

Senior clinical research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great compagny. Good salaries. Acceptable workload. Low travel.

Cons

Only 3 weeks vacation non negociable.

Fortrea Response

2y

It’s great to hear that you like working at Fortrea. Thank you for taking the time to submit your review. Your suggestions will help us evaluate how to enhance the employee experience at Fortrea.

1.0

Nov 8, 2023

Below average pay

Program associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security was high until recently

Cons

Poor pay, no bonus structure, management thinks micromanagement means good work life balance.

Fortrea Response

2y

At Fortrea, we take feedback seriously and are committed to enhance the overall employee experience. We’re sorry to hear your experience at Fortrea fell short of your expectations. 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. If you would be willing to share more details, please contact our Global Action Line at https://fortrea.ethicspoint.com/

1.0

Nov 3, 2023

Quality- big concerns

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not long time ago, used to be good in qualities

Cons

Now doing mass layoffs on senior staff who were key persons and leaders in keeping good quality In an very unstable situations now after spinoff and changing corporate brand names which is against marketing gold laws. Destuictions on reputation built uo once in a long time via removing experienced professionals. It's in danger now.

Fortrea Response

2y

At Fortrea, we take feedback seriously and are committed to enhance the overall employee experience. We’re sorry to hear your experience at Fortrea fell short of your expectations. 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. If you would be willing to share more details, please contact our Global Action Line at https://fortrea.ethicspoint.com/

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