Is Kimley-Horn a good company to work for?

Kimley-Horn has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,854 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Kimley-Horn to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Kimley-Horn have been left by employees working as Vice President , Associate and Practice Builder .

Does Kimley-Horn pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kimley-Horn employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kimley-Horn. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kimley-Horn?

69% of Kimley-Horn employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kimley-Horn 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 4.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kimley-Horn?

Civil Analyst (280) , Civil Engineer (109) , Analyst (105) , Project Manager (80) , Intern (56) , Engineer (48) , Land Development Civil Analyst (42) , Senior Project Manager (34) , Marketing Coordinator (28) , Civil Engineering Analyst (24) , Internship (24) , Civil Engineering Intern (22) , Practice Builder (20) , Associate (16) , Intern - Hourly (16)

What are the pros of working at Kimley-Horn according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and 401K." ((in 254 reviews)); "The people are great and friendly to work with" ((in 179 reviews)); "pay and bonuses are good" ((in 134 reviews)); "Bonus is great but not worth the amount of hours that go into it" ((in 106 reviews)); "Great culture and compensated well" ((in 104 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kimley-Horn according to real employee reviews?

"There was no work/life balance and it was not uncommon to work 60" ((in 193 reviews)); "long hours are practically expected and it seems the longer your progress in your career it only gets worse." ((in 165 reviews)); "You work long hours and it’s expected" ((in 64 reviews)); "If you get stuck with a bad project manager then it can be hard to progress." ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management says that utilization rates are developed to include built in vacation/holidays, but it doesn't take advanced calculus to realize that that's not exactly true." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kimley-Horn layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Kimley-Horn locations?

Dallas , Phoenix , Raleigh , Austin , Orlando , Reston , Houston , Orange , Denver , San Diego , Atlanta , West Palm Beach , Saint Paul , Chicago , Fort Worth , Nashville , Virginia Beach , Miami , Tampa , Fort Lauderdale , Salt Lake City , Columbus , Los Angeles , Las Vegas , Seattle , Charlotte , San Antonio , Frisco , Indianapolis , Oakland

Kimley-Horn reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,603 total reviews)

Brent Mutti

94% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Career opportunities

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Kimley-Horn has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,603 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kimley-Horn employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Feb 26, 2010

good for the $$$, not for the life

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits, opportunity to take on more responsibilty earlier in your career, great exposure to the financial/business side of engineering

Cons

upper management reluctant to admit mistakes and move on, work/life balance not a real option, brownnosing a career necessity, lack of trust between employees especially between younger staff and upper management

2.0

Feb 16, 2010

I gave up my 20s for this??

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Like the rest of the reviews, the bennefits here are second to none. The profit sharing and 401K match are great if you can stick around for the Federal Maximum vesting period of 7 years. The salaries are just about average but the bonuses were great. The company is fairly transparent with their financial information. This makes it easier to track the performance of your projects. Most college new hires will find themselves on a quick path for the first several years of their career. Project managers will receive their bonus in thirds throughout the year, provided that they have no past due accounts.

Cons

The "culture" was a little overwhelming, I'd say it's more like brainwashing. There are rules and procedures for EVERYTHING. Can I get a job number for filing out my expense report?...because that just took 45 minutes! The hardest part of the job for me was to listen to the senior staff in the office say one thing and watch them do another. Bonuses are paid in part based upon your total number of hours "worked." It's not uncommon for some employees to pad their timesheets in order to beef up their year end totals. Always fun to be around others who play by the rules. I watched many employees show up late, leave early, conduct personal business throughout the day, or gab in the hallway only to notice at the end of the period that they magically "worked" 60 hour weeks. There is a stong emphasis on not only meeting goals but exceeding them. That's nice and vague. "If you want the minimum to be 37 pieces of flair, make the minimum 37 pieces of flair." I never missed my goals but I did see others suffer for not exceeding theirs by a large enough margin. Your bonus is also dependent on the performance of the office and the region. Although one year when it was apparent that the office was not going to make their goals, management simply scaled the goals back...the office missed them anyway. Like the title says, the pay was great, but in retrospect I'd rather have my 20's back.

3.0

Dec 5, 2009