Is Protiviti a good company to work for?

Protiviti has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,043 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at Protiviti to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Protiviti have been left by employees working as Managing Director , Intern - Hourly and Intern .

Does Protiviti pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Protiviti?

72% of Protiviti employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Protiviti 3.7 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 Protiviti?

Consultant (763) , Senior Consultant (641) , Manager (300) , Senior Manager (192) , Associate Director (113) , Intern (96) , Director (82) , Consultant II (62) , Deputy Manager (56) , Technology Consultant (55) , Managing Director (48) , AML Analyst (42) , Senior Consultant II (42) , Consultant 2 (40) , Analyst (38)

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

"Great culture if you are a young professional out of college looking for a play hard mindset!" ((in 556 reviews)); "Great people to work with and young culture is excellent" ((in 519 reviews)); "Work Life Balance and Good Benefits" ((in 433 reviews)); "You get a great opportunity to meet peers and higher" ((in 101 reviews)); "Good benefits and learning here" ((in 95 reviews))

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

"Pay is very low at the entry level and projects are extremely boring." ((in 181 reviews)); "Low Salary : Salary offered at Protiviti is lesser compared to most of its peers." ((in 122 reviews)); "Different managers have different "personalities and expectations."" ((in 62 reviews)); "Compensation is low at times" ((in 54 reviews)); "It logically follows that they offer employees little to no training on topics other than financial audit." ((in 53 reviews))

What are employees saying about Protiviti layoffs in 2026?

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

What Protiviti locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Kansas City , Indianapolis , Tampa , Minneapolis , Fort Lauderdale , Miami , Orlando , Saint Louis , McLean , Denver

Protiviti reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(4,200 total reviews)

Joseph A. Tarantino

82% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Protiviti has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,200 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Protiviti employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.6 stars).

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4K reviews

1.0

Dec 24, 2008

Protiviti = Politics (at the expense of their Clients and Staff)

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Protiviti does provide exposure to some great industries. Pay rate is comparable. Seem to care about what is needed to provide service to client. Appears to be a good place for a young out of college student who is able to execute and not veer off track by thinking for themselves. Following management orders to the letter is strictly adhered. Expect to be chargeable, but may have to work a lot of overtime without compensation or recognition. Be a good soldier, not questioning authority and you will be good to go. If you think you can fall in line, with this mentality go for it.

Cons

POLITICS, POLITICS, POLITICS. Not interested in hearing how to work more efficiently and effectively if Senior Management is the one who started the process. Push it out the door no matter what the cost. Not the place to be if you care more about the product than Senior Management. Big 4 was never this bad. Very disappointed with the quality of product being produced - a cookie cutter approach with no ability to think outside the box. Just make sure you make it "look good". If you are smart and female, forget about this old boy establish. Old school reins and we are talking the little red school house.

2.0

Mar 22, 2020

Find great talent and pay as little as possible

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance and overall culture

Cons

Collaboration across solutions is non-existent and controlled by the internal audit MDs. Revenue splitting / sales credit is a constant battle and does not reward employees for working with other individuals as a team. Pay is significantly below market and annual increases are always 3%. Leadership does not understand pay bands outside of the internal audit and strong talent walks out the door after discovering the ins and outs.

2.0

Mar 14, 2020

HR Team and much of Ops is Tribal, Political, and Not to be Trusted.

Punching bag

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Keep your nose down, play the game, know who the influencers are, kiss their butt and you will do fine. Independent thinking is not valued. So if you can follow the herd and say a few smart sound bites here and there without stepping on toes you will be lauded.

Cons

If you have interesting varied work experience (considering many in Protiviti have only worked at Protiviti or very few jobs in their whole life, so have little practical, market-competitive real life valuable experience) be prepared for your high-value knowledge to be disregarded and often totally discarded to make room for the same old same old egos with a fixed mindset full of themselves. They talk a great game of innovation, but ask who has innovated what and benchmark it!

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Protiviti = Politics (at the expense of their Clients and Staff)

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HR Team and much of Ops is Tribal, Political, and Not to be Trusted.

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