Does Septa pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Septa employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Septa. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Septa?

41% of Septa employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Septa 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Septa?

Bus Operator (42) , Railroad Conductor (9) , Operator (8) , Transit Bus Operator (8) , Manager (7) , Bus Driver (6) , Engineer (6) , Signal Maintainer (6) , Administrative Assistant (5) , Driver (5) , Locomotive Engineer (5) , Maintenance Custodian (5) , Analyst (4) , Assistant Conductor (4) , Project Manager (4)

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

"Great benefits and quality of life" ((in 79 reviews)); "Good pay: Septa has some of the highest pay for public employees in the area" ((in 45 reviews)); "Pay, medical, dental, prescription & pension." ((in 20 reviews)); "Generally good people" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great job security and stability" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Bad management" ((in 24 reviews)); "Nepotism is rampant." ((in 8 reviews)); "Upper management is full of themselves and lack contemporary people management skills and knowledge." ((in 8 reviews)); "long hours during the week" ((in 8 reviews)); "Culture is toxic." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Septa layoffs in 2026?

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

Septa reviews

2.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(365 total reviews)

Leslie S. Richards

28% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.5

Culture & values

2.4

Senior management

Septa has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 365 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Septa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

365 reviews

2.0

Sep 1, 2011

Political

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefit package and job security

Cons

No opportunity for growth and career advancement in department

5.0

Apr 17, 2014

As a Manager for the traction power projects, I always received good cooperation from SEPTA employees.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had to prepare the schedules, budgets and Request for proposals for the projects. Operations and various departments were involved in preparation of these documents. Utilities and City of Phil were also involved during the design and construction of the projects. There were a lot of challenges during the construction of the projects.

Cons

There were always some problems from the public during the selection of sites for the substations. Funding was also a factor to obtain the approval of the budgets. Approval for the closer of streets, during the construction phase, was very difficult. Approval cycles from city and L&I took longer time.

3.0

Jun 21, 2011

Needs lots of work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and Benefits are great

Cons

Tone at the top is terrible, lack of employee morale, disrespect of employees.

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As a Manager for the traction power projects, I always received good cooperation from SEPTA employees.

Needs lots of work

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