Does Tarrant County pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Tarrant County employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Tarrant County. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Tarrant County?

58% of Tarrant County employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Tarrant County 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tarrant County?

Detention Officer (7) , Probation Officer (7) , Epidemiologist (5) , Attorney (4) , Community Supervision Officer (4) , Supervisor (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Epidemiology Specialist (3) , Manager (3) , Senior Buyer (3) , Business Manager (2) , Case Manager (2) , Correctional Officer (2) , Human Resources (2) , Juvenile Probation Officer (2)

What are the pros of working at Tarrant County according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great and colleague’s are fantastic" ((in 31 reviews)); "Decent pay" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great benefits and retirement." ((in 7 reviews)); "Mostly great people and learned a lot." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good culture." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Tarrant County according to real employee reviews?

"ITD has extremely poor leadership due to lack of understanding or being completely unqualified." ((in 6 reviews)); "The management is poor, and doesn't let you take time off" ((in 5 reviews)); "Cant text your manager to call out." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Tarrant County layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Tarrant County layoffs and their outlook for job security at Tarrant County in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Tarrant County locations?

Fort Worth , Tarrant , Arlington , Kennedale , Dallas-Fort Worth , Parker

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Tarrant County reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(168 total reviews)

G.K. Maenius

69% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Tarrant County has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 168 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tarrant County employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

168 reviews

3.0

Aug 25, 2017

Detention Officer

Detention officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, good training, some good people

Cons

too many chiefs (not enough Indians), too much micro-managing, must tolerate many entitled co-workers

1.0

Jun 10, 2017

Very bad environment,

Correctional officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice uniform ,start pay is ok but it's just To draw you in.Don't quit your job have a back before you start this training.

Cons

Baby setting grown man and woman that are sick And hepatitis c and Aids that could infect you and You're family is not worth any job.

3.0

May 27, 2017

Good and Bad

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great retirement benefits, decent pay and health benefits Workers take a lot of pride in their work

Cons

some abusive and unstable managers that know how to operate just above illegal so HR can't do anything about it. If exempt, may work long hours with no compensation Depends on the department but many have no opportunity to advance

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CUSTOMER SUPPORT SUPERVISOR

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