Does Harris County, Texas pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Harris County, Texas employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Harris County, Texas. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Harris County, Texas?

61% of Harris County, Texas employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Harris County, Texas 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Harris County, Texas?

Administrative Assistant (8) , Manager (7) , Project Manager (5) , Assistant District Attorney (4) , Attorney (4) , Court Clerk (4) , Detention Officer (4) , Supervisor (4) , Juvenile Probation Officer (3) , Juvenile Supervision Officer (3) , Pretrial Officer (3) , Accountant I (2) , Administrative (2) , Analyst (2) , Budget Analyst (2)

What are the pros of working at Harris County, Texas according to real employee reviews?

"working for harris county offers great benefits for indivuals and families." ((in 63 reviews)); "Most of the people you work with are great people; makes for a fun time during work hours." ((in 16 reviews)); "you have really good retirement and insurance" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great Insurance and retirement plans." ((in 6 reviews)); "Amazing work environment to be around." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Harris County, Texas according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and inflexible hours" ((in 19 reviews)); "Salary is low." ((in 11 reviews)); "Long hours eight to nine hours" ((in 8 reviews)); "No room for advancement within the department." ((in 8 reviews)); "Managers have favorites" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Harris County, Texas layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Harris County, Texas locations?

Houston , Pasadena , Seabrook , Spring , Harris , Bryan , Baytown , Pearland , South Houston , Splendora

Harris County, Texas reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(312 total reviews)

Ed Emmett

58% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (312 reviews)

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Harris County, Texas has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 312 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Harris County, Texas 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

312 reviews

4.0

May 24, 2022

High job security

Attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Harris county funded by property taxes, so layoffs only come after a real-estate market crash, such as 2008. 2) secure retirement system with 225% match with Rule of 80. 3) large employer with opportunities to transfer to other departments. 4) excellent hours, with comp time benefits for even exempt employees

Cons

1) government bureaucracy 2) many jobs have no objective measures of performance 3) required mandatory Covid vaccine in 2021 to keep job (or weekly testing)

3.0

May 20, 2022

It’s alright

Investigator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paid time off was good

Cons

Not enough for amount of work

1.0

May 19, 2022

Terrible culture and managemnt

Enterprise information security analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits were great as well as pension plan

Cons

Terrible management. Not just direct but mainly C level heads. When the new C level staff came in, majority of them were so full of them selves. It was required to fill out a work log regarding the things you did in a day if you were remote. Had to be specific details and reading emails did not count. You spent more time filling out the work log and making sure the information was accurate than you did doing actual work. A lot of unnecessary meetings and time wasted "planning meetings" to have meetings. Micro management was getting worse and worse with more project logging, work logs, and much more. Short staffed and over worked siloed employees caused the drastic change in culture and over a 100 people have quit in the last few months of my work there.

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