Is ICF a good company to work for?

ICF has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,012 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at ICF to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about ICF have been left by employees working as Intern , Vice President and Director .

Does ICF pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ICF employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ICF. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ICF?

69% of ICF employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ICF 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ICF?

Analyst (103) , Associate (89) , Manager (75) , Consultant (66) , Senior Associate (62) , Research Assistant (54) , Project Manager (49) , Senior Manager (40) , Senior Consultant (36) , Business Analyst (29) , Energy Analyst (27) , Intern (27) , Technical Specialist (25) , Director (24) , Account Manager (23)

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

"There are great people and you can get valuable experience if you seek it out." ((in 261 reviews)); "The company has a good work/life balance and seems to really care about its employees." ((in 164 reviews)); "Good benefits and strong on" ((in 150 reviews)); "The culture is good but varies from office to office." ((in 142 reviews)); "Great colleagues to learn from and to work with Work/Life balance Provide resources to learn new tech" ((in 107 reviews))

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

"low pay; raises not equivalent to increases in responsibilities and promotions; some tedious tasks" ((in 156 reviews)); "Instability with government changes recently and generally low salaries that doesnt equate to the work being done" ((in 116 reviews)); "Having a good manager could make/break your job" ((in 63 reviews)); "No bonus a few years in a row because the company isn't meeting their targets." ((in 44 reviews)); "Some Middle and Upper Management are not that helpful." ((in 36 reviews))

What are employees saying about ICF layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed ICF locations?

Fairfax , Washington , Reston , Rockville , Atlanta , Arlington , New York , Martinsville , Minneapolis , Chicago , Columbia , Los Angeles , Sacramento , Richmond , Austin , San Diego , San Francisco , Virginia Beach , Detroit , Seattle , Boston , Houston , Portland , Baltimore , Denver , Philadelphia , Cambridge , Ann Arbor , Durham , San Juan

ICF reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,740 total reviews)

John Wasson

82% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

ICF has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,740 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Apr 19, 2017

Not Enough Focus on the Employees

Management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good compensation - Co-workers are great - Work is varied

Cons

- Replacing experienced employees with younger, less experienced employees just to make numbers look better - Management does not care about employees - Not enough communication - Employees are increasingly held responsible for additional work with little benefit

ICF Response

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Dear former employee, Thank you for your positive feedback regarding ICF’s benefits and compensation. We have also shared your feedback and concerns regarding communication with Leadership. Living the core values in how we approach one another, how we work with our clients, and how we provide value for all of our stakeholders is of the upmost importance. Within ICF we believe in collaboration, mutual respect, and open communication, opportunity for growth, focus on client, observing, networking, and questioning. It is these enduring principles that lead to outstanding solutions for our clients and lifelong careers for our employees. Thank you again for sharing your experience. We are always striving to improve, so again we genuinely appreciate your feedback.

3.0

Mar 22, 2015

Bright, talented peers but management is out of touch

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart driven people, metro-accessible office locations, good mid-level leadership, interesting project work. I am particularly impressed by the work ICF does in the climate change, energy, and health services spaces.

Cons

Upper management is out of touch, and the performance review process is a black box that results in the majority of employees feeling dissatisfied with the results. The business model supports keeping employees around for maybe 3 years maximum before the salaries become sufficiently discouraging.

1.0

Jan 29, 2015

If you are a software engineer with any talent you will hate it here.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary was very competitive for the region I worked in at least, the benefits were decent. Work/life balance was OK but only if you don't get caught up trying to compete with all the hard chargers.

Cons

Filled with script kiddies and hot shots who lack any real talent other than the ability to scrape enough BS together to generate nonsensical blogs or presentations in a pathetic attempt to validate their careers. The bulk of them think they can do something way more clever than what the entire industry has already established as best practice, which in a place with experienced and pragmatic engineers would be known as innovation, but in a place like this its more like tragic comedy.

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