Does Sound Transit pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sound Transit employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sound Transit. This rating has decreased by 19% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sound Transit?

30% of Sound Transit employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sound Transit 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sound Transit?

Program Manager (8) , Intern (7) , Project Manager (6) , Fare Ambassador (4) , Internship (4) , Senior Executive Assistant (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Construction Manager (3) , Contract Specialist (3) , Engineer (3) , Accountant (2) , Deputy Director (2) , Management (2) , Project Coordinator (2) , Senior Business Analyst (2)

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

"Medical benefits are great for employee and family" ((in 40 reviews)); "People are great and genuine." ((in 11 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "In my area the pay is competitive and I am aware that in some other departments employees feel differently" ((in 7 reviews)); "Amazing Benefits Package" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Inexperienced management." ((in 7 reviews)); "Below average salary." ((in 4 reviews)); "There is a high level of incompetence in IT Senior Leadership and beyond, mostly promoted due to tenure rather than performance." ((in 4 reviews)); "Some unskilled managers & directors, organization is becoming more top" ((in 3 reviews)); "The executive leadership and top line leadership is comprised of outsiders, and hand picked individuals." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Sound Transit locations?

Seattle , Washington , Auburn , Bellevue , Atlanta

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Sound Transit reviews

3.2

30% would recommend to a friend

(162 total reviews)

Dow Constantine

23% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.1

Senior management

Sound Transit has an employee rating of 3.2 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

162 reviews

4.0

Aug 29, 2025

Fine place to work

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and people generally passionate about transit

Cons

Lots of turnover in CEO role recently

4.0

Mar 21, 2025

non

Fare ambassador

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits and good work-life balance

Cons

long working hours and exhaustion

2.0

Dec 23, 2024

Stressful

Light rail operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Career path with decent pay in ($45 after one year as of 2024) but most don't make it to the one year mark.

Cons

Might run over a pedestrian and almost do multiple times a week

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