Does Smithsonian pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Smithsonian?

66% of Smithsonian employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Smithsonian 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Smithsonian?

Intern (56) , Internship (13) , Explainer (10) , Retail Sales Associate (9) , Sales Associate (9) , Contractor (8) , Postdoctoral Fellow (8) , Research Assistant (8) , Museum Specialist (7) , Program Coordinator (7) , Security Officer (7) , Archivist (6) , Curator (6) , Education Specialist (6) , Program Assistant (6)

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

"And you will meet so many great people (tourist) from all over the world." ((in 63 reviews)); "Good benefits and bear transit" ((in 34 reviews)); "Great staff I enjoyed my time there." ((in 20 reviews)); "Great coworkers and behind the scenes access to museum collections" ((in 18 reviews)); "Amazing opportunities to work on global projects and collaborate with internationally celebrated artists and scholars." ((in 17 reviews))

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

"Slow moving and low pay." ((in 26 reviews)); "Lack of leadership and hard to fire" ((in 13 reviews)); "Low salary for DC metropolitan area" ((in 12 reviews)); "Unpaid internship where I was doing some of the same work that paid employees were doing." ((in 12 reviews)); "Long hours and very administrative at times" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Smithsonian locations?

Washington , Chantilly , New York , Suitland , Arlington , Chicago , Front Royal , Annapolis , Edgewater , District Heights , Falls Church , Herndon , Manassas , Sterling , Wisconsin Rapids , Tucson , Ann Arbor , Burlington , Saint Cloud , Shepherdstown , San Diego , Berkeley , Las Vegas , Ruston , Seattle , Catonsville , Columbia , California , Chevy Chase , Fort Washington

Smithsonian reviews

4.1

66% would recommend to a friend

(508 total reviews)

Dr. David J. Skorton

75% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Smithsonian has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 508 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Smithsonian employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

508 reviews

4.0

Oct 21, 2013

Friendly, government, low stress environment

Information technology engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, low stress environment due to being mostly taxpayer funded. More innovative, cool and flexible than most government agencies.

Cons

Still suffers from big government syndromes: slow to make changes, budgetary uncertainty (congress CRs causing projects to go on hold), unmotivated "govie" staff

3.0

Oct 11, 2013

Mediocre

Security officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Since Smithsonian is a federal Job. Job security is a regular benefit so although its hard to get fired career mobility is an issue if your job description doesn't include educational, curatorial, or scientific research. On the job you encounter a lot of people from all backgrounds and countries. that is a pleasure.

Cons

As stated earlier the ability to move up the corporate ladder is severely lacking in this organization. The same job security that keeps people employed also protects the people that add no value to the organization and create more work for the people that do work. Managers do not know their people and therefore do not know who is capable in their units.

5.0

Sep 27, 2013

My experience at the Smithsonian was and is always fabulous and truly enjoyable.

Staff assistant, management support

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The Smithsonian is very diverse, wonderful employees perks and the people that visit and movie stars that come there and just a host of other wonderful things.

Cons

parking is not so good. Walking out from buliding to building in the winter is not so nice but the Summer and Spring days make up for that.

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Friendly, government, low stress environment

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My experience at the Smithsonian was and is always fabulous and truly enjoyable.

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