Does Sound Transit pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sound Transit employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sound Transit. This rating has decreased by 19% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sound Transit?

30% of Sound Transit employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sound Transit 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 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?

"Great benefits for local government work." ((in 33 reviews)); "People are great and genuine." ((in 12 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 11 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great work environment, great benefits, and great values" ((in 5 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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3.2

30% would recommend to a friend

(38 total reviews)

Dow Constantine

23% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.1

Senior management

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

38 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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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

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.

3.0

Apr 11, 2022

Stable

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, growth potential and experience

Cons

Will have a large budget for salary, but offer the lowest possible. Some public facing employees are full of themselves.

Sound Transit Response

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We appreciate the feedback, and the mention of our benefits - our philosophy is to provide a top tier benefits package while generally paying at “market” (not drastically above, and not below) for similar industries/comparable roles.

3.0

Apr 1, 2022

TBD

Senior executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and ability to work from home

Cons

ST doesn't take in concideration skills and work load for salary.

Sound Transit Response

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We appreciate the feedback about salaries and advice to management, and are proud to offer flex work options. Please let our HR team know if there's any additional comments you wish to provide - we are always learning and evolving as we continue to grow our agency and the regional transit system.

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