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

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Sound Transit reviews

3.3

33% would recommend to a friend

(162 total reviews)

Dow Constantine

27% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.2

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

162 reviews

5.0

Oct 15, 2025

Great company

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sound Transit has great benefits and work life flexibility

Cons

Sound Transit is government and moving things forward is in a slow pace.

3.0

Oct 9, 2025

What is it worth to you?

People leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PTO, Benefits (Insurance & 401a/457b). When you work with good people its a great place, however there is no accountability follow-through.

Cons

Fear of potential retaliation. Human Resource department is self proclaimed passive in addressing employee concerns. Difficulties in obtaining reasonable accommodations through the Benefits department. Practices related to pay rates have been called into question. An 'ivory tower' culture that may affect workplace dynamics. Salaried staff are reportedly expected to work up to 60 hours per week and remain on call, some without receiving appropriate on-call compensation.

5.0

Oct 8, 2025

Friendly, welcoming agency with a great mission and lots of potential!

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong culture of collaboration and cooperation. - Staff have genuine belief in agency's goals and mission. Strong feeling of shared goals across teams. - Very nice work/life balance and overall benefits package. - Friendly and welcoming staff

Cons

- Recent agency-wide reorg has made it harder to tell who to reach out to for resources/support. - Many internal processes are not standardized/are handled on a individual level, making it difficult to scale these or cover for when key people are missing.

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