Does Rainforest Alliance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rainforest Alliance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rainforest Alliance. This rating has improved by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rainforest Alliance?

81% of Rainforest Alliance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rainforest Alliance 4.2 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 Rainforest Alliance?

Associate (15) , Manager (15) , Senior Associate (7) , Intern (4) , Project Manager (4) , Senior Manager (4) , Coordinator (3) , Project Officer (3) , Accountant (2) , Consultant (2) , Devops Engineer (2) , Internship (2) , Program Director (2) , Senior Auditor (2)

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

"good benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 16 reviews)); "development Great colleagues Motivating team" ((in 15 reviews)); "The office is beautiful!" ((in 7 reviews)); "The mission is amazing and my colleagues were smart, motivated and passionate." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Senior management is incompetent and highly political." ((in 12 reviews)); "Leadership at the highest levels is inept and they are selected based on friendship or personal ties rather than skill set" ((in 11 reviews)); "Managers have no clue on how to handle staff." ((in 5 reviews)); "Low salary compared to the competitors" ((in 5 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rainforest Alliance layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Rainforest Alliance locations?

New York , Washington , Burlington , Richmond , Los Angeles , Portland , Amsterdam

Rainforest Alliance reviews

3.9

81% would recommend to a friend

(162 total reviews)

Santiago Gowland

75% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Rainforest Alliance has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 162 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rainforest Alliance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Agriculture industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

162 reviews

2.0

Dec 8, 2025

Great organization for the planet, poor employee consideration

Theme lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Multicultural team, commitment to sustainability

Cons

The NGO has become more like a company taking more care of its ROI rather than of its employee

2.0

Dec 2, 2025

Failing From the Top Down

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Passionate staff and mission driven tenured managers and directors, good hybrid flexibility, good benefits

Cons

Unfocused leadership with constant restructuring and repeated organisation wide layoffs for the past few years, fluctuations on strategic focus and goals with these frequent reorgs keeps mission progress stalled out, leadership is unstable and highly political and lacks transparency, discontinued DEI committees

5.0

Oct 14, 2025

Amazing culture and place to work

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, outcomes, people, opportunities, mindset!

Cons

There's a lot to do!

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Jobs at Rainforest Alliance

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