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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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

Apr 7, 2022

Great balance between private/ public

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not exactly operates like a government. Great group of people doing meaningful work.

Cons

Constraints by many laws/ rules. Everyone is watching what ST does.

Sound Transit Response

4y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, and for your note about the unique work environment we have as a public agency. Please feel free to reach out to our HR team at any time with additional feedback!

4.0

Mar 25, 2022

A lot of growing opportunities

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of growing opportunities and great benefits. Remote work

Cons

Work can be stressful depending on your team.

Sound Transit Response

4y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, and for noting our benefits package and flex work options. It's a particularly busy time as we plan to open 25 light rail stations, bus rapid transit and other improvements over the next few years. We appreciate the important work being done by you and your team!

5.0

Mar 4, 2022

Doing amazing work for the region every day.

Environmental corridor manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's great to do work that helps the region everyday. Operating and expanding transit is good for the environment and helps provide mobility to places people live, work, and recreate. Sound Transit cares about the communities it serves and its riders.

Cons

Bring change to any community, even positive change, can be hard work.

Sound Transit Response

4y

Thank you so much for the positive review, and for your long tenure with Sound Transit. It is hard work, but having employees who are dedicated to the mission of connecting more people to more places is what makes it all happen. Thanks for all you do on behalf of our agency, our region and the environment!

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Great balance between private/ public

A lot of growing opportunities

Doing amazing work for the region every day.

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