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

5.0

Jul 30, 2025

Great place to work

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible work culture, wonderful people.

Cons

Significantly downsized post cuts to USAID

3.0

Jul 29, 2025

Good hard skills, poor soft skills

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Funds for professional development opportunities - Diverse staff - If you compete well enough, you'll be able to get involved in some business development or technical (less administrative/operational) activities

Cons

- extreme pay gap between directors and the associates/managers who do most of the work . The pay is generally lower than other MEL organizations - No time for professional development opportunities despite the funding - Overworked, burnt out staff - Senior team that gaslights overworked staff and asserts there's no need for change or hiring - Boasts about the diversity of their staff, but does nothing to protect socially-disadvantaged staff from abuse at the workplace - Does not provide reasonable accommodations for staff with health disabilities

5.0

Jul 7, 2025

Great workplace

Director fcp

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive colleagues, senior management that is open to ideas, great benefits, amazing work/life balance compared to competitors

Cons

None I can think of

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