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

2.0

Dec 9, 2011

Bad management in IT and Finance. HR assistance with employees problems is nonexistent.

It analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's nice to be part of an agency that is working towards improving traffic issues in the region. There were a lot of good people that tried to make it an enjoyable place to work. The agency kept employees up to date on the projects Sound Transit was involved in.

Cons

Management in IT and Finance was very lacking in leadership skills. When problems developed they blamed staff for their lack of management abilities. Even when they were blatant lies. Some employees had serious behavioral issues which management and HR ignored and refused to be involved with. It was a very dysfuntional place to work.

4.0

Sep 4, 2012

Current employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fast pace, never boring smart, very driven people exciting projects that make a positive difference CEO is a phenomenal leader and a genuinely good person

Cons

big egos, lack of consistency of management across the organization, some managers are fair and level-headed and some are high strung, territorial and reactional, and the contrast is not being addressed as an issue that has real impact on morale and results

4.0

Sep 9, 2021

Best company culture i've work for

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are the best that I've work with. Job Security

Cons

Work location is unavoidable, you need to keep your residency in the State, even for Remote work. Salary not too competitive.

Sound Transit Response

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Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, and for noting our benefits (https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/jobs/benefits)! While we do offer hybrid work arrangements, it's true that you do need to live locally. Our HR team is always open to feedback and would love to hear more from you. Please feel free to reach out any time.

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Bad management in IT and Finance. HR assistance with employees problems is nonexistent.

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