Does Social Impact pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Social Impact employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Social Impact. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Social Impact?

90% of Social Impact employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Social Impact 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Social Impact?

Program Manager (6) , Intern (5) , Consultant (4) , Program Assistant (4) , Senior Consultant (4) , Associate (2) , Business Development (2) , Business Development Associate (2) , Chief of Party (2) , Director (2) , Manager (2) , Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (2) , Senior Technical Specialist (2)

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

"interested in own staff development; good benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good opportunities to take on interesting work, great team." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good leadership and opportunities for growth" ((in 5 reviews)); "Staff also seem really committed to producing good work for the client and have a genuine interest in what they are doing." ((in 4 reviews)); "Great teams, very open to collaboration and sharing of lessons learned" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Generally inept management at both mid and senior levels; hiring and promotions based on personal relationships rather than skill or experience; decreasing quality of technical work; senior management are all part" ((in 6 reviews)); "Poor work life balance for many positions" ((in 4 reviews)); "Working crazy hours for no reason is worn like a badge of honor." ((in 4 reviews)); "Leadership is non" ((in 3 reviews)); "life balance is not realistic here, although they speak about maintaining." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Social Impact locations?

Arlington , Washington , Alexandria , Falls Church , Tucson , Miami , Wht Sphr Springs

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Social Impact reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(109 total reviews)

Shiro Gnanaselvam

93% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Senior management

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

Social Impact has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 109 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Social Impact 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

109 reviews

1.0

Jun 18, 2026

Misleading name hides poor management

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The name of the company leads people to believe it is an impactful place to work for. It's not.

Cons

The new administration shut down nearly all work at SI because of the way they handled USAID. There is a skeleton staff now, but the good workers have moved on.

5.0

Jan 28, 2026

amazing

Marketer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people, fair salary, supportive

Cons

nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing

4.0

Oct 20, 2025

Good place to work!

Research manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, challenges you, and remote

Cons

They let many of us go so I doubt they are hiring. A lot of work, always busy.

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