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 62 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 13 reviews)); "Excellent Benefits and retirement plan." ((in 6 reviews)); "Good coworkers and work environment" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Low pay and inflexible hours" ((in 20 reviews)); "Salary is low." ((in 10 reviews)); "Long hours eight to nine hours" ((in 9 reviews)); "No room for advancement within the department." ((in 8 reviews)); "Managers are bullies, extremely mean spirited and rude, they will micromanage you while they do wrong." ((in 4 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

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Harris County, Texas

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

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

312 reviews

4.0

Nov 30, 2017

Good benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The county has good benefits including an excellent retirement plan.

Cons

No room for advancement within the department.

2.0

Nov 15, 2017

Benefits are good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good and the retirement is good.

Cons

Culture is not pro-employee and is often not forward thinking.

2.0

Nov 3, 2017

A little better than poverty wages

Cso

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Retirement (if you can make it to retirement, which you won’t because everyone quits)

Cons

Unintelligent policy implementation Frequent changes without thinking things through Lazy management who want to do the very minimum and just want to get to retirement Extremely high turnover of staff High caseloads due to shortage of staff Incompetent supervisors who give inconsistent answers and are always behind but will shift blame to staff Non adherence to legal standards due to outdated office equipment and shortage of staff Expectation to do work within 40 hours yet constant off site meetings and trainings that cut into work time The main case management system crashes frequently delaying work flow

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