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?

"Sound Transit has a great Benefit Package" ((in 37 reviews)); "People are great and genuine." ((in 12 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 10 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 7 reviews)); "Fantastic managers." ((in 4 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

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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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (162 reviews)

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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

5.0

Aug 11, 2022

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Warm, supportive culture that fosters growth.

Cons

I never had any cons!

Sound Transit Response

3y

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review and for your service to our agency and region! We're glad that Sound Transit provided such a positive experience.

3.0

Aug 3, 2022

Great place to work if you have a good manager

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits, mission and connecting the Puget Sound with transit is fun. Most people who work here are great, easy to work with and committed to the organization.

Cons

Lots of conversations about psychological safety and a focus on ST values, but that can backfire if your manager doesn't understand what that means. The agency has gone through a lot of changes in the last few years, many re-orgs and people shifting around. I didn't get onboarded to my new dept appropriately and it's caused a lot of stress about role clarity. Managers in my dept have bragged about how they need to work 60 + hours.

Sound Transit Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, and for your thoughtful feedback. Work-life balance is a priority at our agency, and our HR team would appreciate more feedback on that and on your onboarding process. Feel free to reach out any time.

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

4y

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!

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