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

3.0

May 6, 2021

Top Heavy

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good People to work with.

Cons

very top heavy in my area

Sound Transit Response

5y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We really appreciate feedback and are sorry to hear complaints about any of our departments. Please feel free to reach out to our HR team at any time if you would like to discuss your advice to management more in depth.

4.0

Apr 19, 2021

Sound Transit

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Meaningful vision and purpose, supportive culture, flexible working, benefits are excellent.

Cons

Bureaucratic, extremely risk averse, limited autonomy

Sound Transit Response

5y

Thank you so much for leaving a review and recommending Sound Transit as a mission-driven and supportive place to work! We appreciate your feedback and would love to hear more. Please feel free to reach out to our HR team at any time.

5.0

Mar 12, 2021

Great company to work for

Senior quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Work/Life Balance - Amazing Benefits Package - Sense of Community w/in the Sound Transit - Growth Allowance (Personal, Professional, and as an Organization expanding to provide our community with public transportation options to vasts parts of the region)

Cons

Position is not as technical as I'd like; not as much critical thinking involved as previously job experience.

Sound Transit Response

5y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We're happy to hear that your career is growing along with the agency as we expand light rail and bus rapid transit around the Puget Sound region. Please feel free to reach out to our HR team with questions or concerns at any time.

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