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?

"Medical benefits are great for employee and family" ((in 37 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)); "Most people who work at Sound Transit are great team players who care for others and give their all at work." ((in 4 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))

What are the top reviewed Sound Transit locations?

Seattle , Washington , Auburn , Bellevue , Atlanta

Sound Transit reviews

3.3

33% would recommend to a friend

(162 total reviews)

Dow Constantine

27% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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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

4.0

Feb 20, 2021

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Operations program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, time off, 401a, work life balance

Cons

Growing pains, salaries can be lower by comparison, but they have awesome befefits

Sound Transit Response

5y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We believe that healthy employees equal a healthy, more productive agency. We are proud to offer a range of benefits, along with competitive pay based on market rates and internal equity. We appreciate your comment about growing pains, and our HR team would be happy to discuss this or any other concerns.

4.0

Feb 17, 2021

Great company

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Great mission. Great values.

Cons

Compensation studies are not always performed in a timely manner.

Sound Transit Response

5y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of Sound Transit, and for all of the work you do for our agency! We appreciate the praise of our mission and values, and the note about compensation studies, which we will pass on to our Total Rewards team.

2.0

Feb 16, 2021

Good springboard to somewhere else

Administrative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay & outstanding benefits

Cons

Chaotic environment, favoritism, poor management.

Sound Transit Response

5y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. and for acknowledging our benefits (more information about which can be found here: https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/jobs/benefits). We're sorry to hear about your experience with management. Our HR team would love to hear more details so we can address this.

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