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 91 reviews)); "Great Teams to work with." ((in 32 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good work environment where you can work from home or have flexible hours" ((in 25 reviews)); "Skilled and good managers" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Pay is low" ((in 27 reviews)); "No bonus schemes and recent switch over from labcorp was poorly managed." ((in 25 reviews)); "Company is doing massive layoffs and reducing quality to increase executive payouts" ((in 19 reviews)); "Senior leadership holds little influence when it comes to addressing staff needs and often cannot (or do not) advocate effectively on behalf of their teams." ((in 12 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

(844 total reviews)

Anshul Thakral

65% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

Fortrea has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 844 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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Reviews by job title

844 reviews

5.0

Dec 7, 2023

Just Celebrated 12 Year Work Anniversary @ Fortrea (Formerly Labcorp/Covance)

Operations manager ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent career growth and development opportunities and programs to support! True work-life balance with Flexible Time Off offered. Cohesive teams and passionate work colleagues makes this the best place to work!

Cons

Same as across all research careers, there can be ups and down to study needs and requirements that require flexibility with schedules especially with the travel frustrations encountered the last couple of years.

Fortrea Response

2y

We appreciate you for taking the time to provide your feedback. Thank you for sharing your experience at Fortrea. We are pleased to hear you have taken advantage of career growth and development opportunities and appreciate your feedback about training programs. At Fortrea, we are committed to enhance the overall employee experience.

2.0

Dec 4, 2023

Disappointed

Program specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly coworkers No weekends (Mon-Fri)

Cons

Unorganized Low pay Terrible metric system Many more

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 certain expectations. If you would be willing to share more details, please contact our Global Action Line at https://fortrea.ethicspoint.com/

3.0

Dec 1, 2023

Director

Delivery director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People were great and reason for staying

Cons

Restructure and spin were chaotic

Fortrea Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to share your review. We review and reflect on the operations of our company and explore ways to improve. Your helps us evaluate how to enhance the experience at Fortrea.

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