Does Milken Institute pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Milken Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Milken Institute. This rating has improved by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Milken Institute?

67% of Milken Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Milken Institute 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Milken Institute?

Senior Associate (10) , Associate Director (9) , Director (9) , Intern (7) , Associate (5) , Executive Assistant (3) , Executive Director (3) , Business and Program Development (2) , Senior Research Analyst (2)

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

"The people are great." ((in 11 reviews)); "Really supportive working environment, great colleagues, lot of spaces to grow" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "great team to work with." ((in 5 reviews)); "Pay is decent for a non" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Nepotism is blatant and rampant" ((in 6 reviews)); "down structure, nepotism is rampant, not so great salaries, toxic personalities that are allowed to thrive, no investment in front line staff, support staff or younger employees, very little accountability from senior management or HR, they just hired a full time HR person last year, in my 4 years at MI I've seen over 30+ staff turn over." ((in 5 reviews)); "Don’t expect a bonus" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Milken Institute layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Milken Institute locations?

Santa Monica , Washington , Los Angeles , Riverton , New York , Moorpark , Manhattan Beach

Milken Institute reviews

3.4

67% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)

Richard Ditizio

69% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Milken Institute has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Milken Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

93 reviews

3.0

Feb 15, 2016

MI Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits and good salary.

Cons

Management lacked focus and was reluctant to try new ideas although the MI is a think tank. No clear reporting structure and poor guidance to new hires. Lack of coordination between the MI and its subsidiary, Faster Cures, resulting in loss of synergism.

1.0

Feb 3, 2016

Pay attention

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Global Conference is the only good side.

Cons

Management is oblivious to what is going on.

1.0

Jun 8, 2014

No career opportunity any more

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing intellectually challenging as other more reputable research institute, which is important for some people. How ever, you can get busy doing grunt work like making slides, hours after hours, although no one check your charts or figures.

Cons

Since most of research institute already know what Milken Institute is about (Please refer to 'resurrection of Michael Milken' in 'American Prospect”), it is very hard to find a job in a reputable research institute after working here! There used to be an opportunity to build your research portfolio with legitimate researchers here, however, they are all gone. ('Fellows" listed on the website are people who chose to leave Milken Institute, most of which because they cannot take the stigma any more)

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Jobs at Milken Institute

Senior Associate, Global Programming

Associate, Advancement

Director, Catering & Special Events