Does Penn-Mar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Penn-Mar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Penn-Mar. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Penn-Mar?

56% of Penn-Mar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Penn-Mar 2.5 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 Penn-Mar?

Direct Support Professional (DSP) (15) , Residential Assistant (5) , Resident Assistant (3) , Residential Supervisor (3) , Senior Residential Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Penn-Mar according to real employee reviews?

"Good training." ((in 4 reviews)); "The employees are great and friendly." ((in 4 reviews)); "people in the house are great." ((in 4 reviews)); "Good Benefits, Learning new things and about the people you support" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Penn-Mar according to real employee reviews?

"Upper Management and Human Resources are extremely corrupt and low class." ((in 4 reviews)); "Managers don't know how to be good leaders." ((in 3 reviews)); "Horrible Management." ((in 3 reviews)); "Pay is low for the amount of work that you have to put in." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Penn-Mar locations?

Freeland , York , Glen Rock , Shrewsbury , Westminster , Stewartstown , Whitehall , Rock Glen , New Freedom , Maryland Line , Parkton , East York

Penn-Mar reviews

3.0

56% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Greg Miller

58% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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Penn-Mar has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Penn-Mar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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49 reviews

5.0

Feb 20, 2026

like it so far

Direct support professional (dsp)

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Pros

my boss is great. they want me to be be the sra. people in the house are great. coworkers are kind.

Cons

lazyish coworkers. management drags out training but is state required from my understanding

5.0

Jan 31, 2025

Great Company

Direct support professional (dsp)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Promote work-life balance Provide training on person-centered supported Provide bonuses based on finishing the career ladders program

Cons

I don't have any cons. Any issue that has been brought up since I arrived has always been resolved using the best conflict resolution practices.

5.0

Dec 19, 2023

DSP

Direct support professional (dsp)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They had a lot of opportunities to move up in the company. If they paid well for the position.

Cons

It was hard to get PTO sometimes because they were shortstaffed.

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