Sound Transit reviews

3.3

33% would recommend to a friend

(162 total reviews)
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27% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Sound Transit has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 162 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sound Transit 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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162 reviews
4.0
May 8, 2014

Love the mission and benefits

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely love the mission, the attitude, the ORCA card, and the benefits - healthcare and retirement are excellent

Cons

No path to promotion, have to apply to new postings as an outsider but that still takes months

3.0
Jun 24, 2026

Leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, great colleagues and middle managers, overall vision and goals are shared across the agency and make us successful in our projects and roles.

Cons

Leadership changes worsening overall morale and agency efficiencies, complete lack of trust in CEO and upper management, RTO mandates when hired as remote employees, lacking job growth opportunities, minimal/no pay increases that are below annual inflation rates, work life balance issues due to RTO mandates and people leaving the agency.

3.0
Jun 3, 2025

Mixed review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, fun locations and a great mission.

Cons

Management by intimidation. Also mired in favoritism

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