Does Sound Transit pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sound Transit employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sound Transit. This rating has decreased by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sound Transit?

33% of Sound Transit employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sound Transit 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 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?

"Great benefits for local government work." ((in 33 reviews)); "People are great and genuine." ((in 12 reviews)); "Career path with decent pay in ($45 after one year as of 2024) but most don't make it to the one year mark." ((in 11 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great work environment, great benefits, and great values" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Inexperienced management." ((in 6 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)); "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

3.3

33% would recommend to a friend

(162 total reviews)

Dow Constantine

27% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.2

Senior management

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

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).

Reviews by job title

162 reviews

2.0

May 25, 2022

Pay & Workload Mismatch

Senior financial planning analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most people who work at Sound Transit are great team players who care for others and give their all at work.

Cons

Long hours, unbearable workload, busy work, minimal support from management.

Sound Transit Response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, and we are sorry to hear about your experience with workload and hours. Work/life balance is something we value, and we would really like to to hear more about your time with us so we can improve. Feel free to reach out to our HR team.

5.0

May 10, 2022

Amazing Workplace

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing teammates and work flows. Super interesting projects, incredible managers and leadership.

Cons

Lots of red tape and slow government SOPs to work through.

Sound Transit Response

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, and we're so happy you are enjoying your internship! We are always striving to improve our work flows and are glad to hear it's paying off - sometimes the pace can be a little different at a public agency. Please feel free to reach out to our HR team at any time with additional feedback!

3.0

Apr 11, 2022

Stable

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, growth potential and experience

Cons

Will have a large budget for salary, but offer the lowest possible. Some public facing employees are full of themselves.

Sound Transit Response

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We appreciate the feedback, and the mention of our benefits - our philosophy is to provide a top tier benefits package while generally paying at “market” (not drastically above, and not below) for similar industries/comparable roles.

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