Is RAND a good company to work for?

RAND has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 555 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at RAND to a friend and 35% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about RAND have been left by employees working as Summer Associate , Research Assistant and Assistant Policy Researcher .

Does RAND pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, RAND employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at RAND. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at RAND?

73% of RAND employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated RAND 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at RAND?

Research Assistant (45) , Administrative Assistant (22) , Assistant Policy Researcher (17) , Analyst (15) , Researcher (15) , Summer Associate (12) , Manager (7) , Policy Analyst (7) , Assistant Policy Analyst (6) , Finance (6) , Policy Researcher (5) , Senior Analyst (5) , Associate Policy Researcher (4) , Behavioral Scientist (4) , Senior Political Scientist (4)

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

"Great people and very intellectual" ((in 68 reviews)); "Great location and colleagues with expertise in their field." ((in 59 reviews)); "The benefits for time off and health insurance can be good." ((in 44 reviews)); "Collaborative, crazy smart people, committed to evidence" ((in 10 reviews)); "Civilized work environment." ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Low pay relative to outside (non" ((in 18 reviews)); "Long hours because of gripping topics and always juggling priorities on different projects." ((in 12 reviews)); "salaries are low (at least at the Europe office)" ((in 10 reviews)); "aggressed by managers and directors that I relied on for work and management was unequipped to deal with these issues." ((in 8 reviews)); "Senior Leadership can treat their staff with contempt." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about RAND layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed RAND locations?

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RAND reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(503 total reviews)

Jason Matheny

53% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

RAND has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 503 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The RAND 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

503 reviews

5.0

Oct 7, 2023

Interesting work, awesome WLB

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting problems, bright colleagues, autonomy, and flexibility.

Cons

Little room for comp growth outside of getting more degrees. Sometimes things move slowly.

4.0

Sep 21, 2023

Great place to learn

Assistant policy researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You'll be surrounded by brilliant researchers and a strong philosophy related to making the world a better place through rigorous nonpartisan analysis

Cons

In my role I was frequently frustrated, finding it difficult to find opportunities to use tech-oriented skills (e.g., machine learning, cloud, python) especially in the first couple years.

2.0

Sep 15, 2023

interesting projects but not a pleasant place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

interesting projects great colleagues to work with and to learn from

Cons

workload can be overwhelming at times, especially considering the pay HR style makes people feeling not respected or even exploited it is therefore not a surprise that some teams have very high turnover rate

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