Does Valerio Architects pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Valerio Architects employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Valerio Architects. This rating has decreased by 19% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Valerio Architects?

41% of Valerio Architects employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Valerio Architects 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Valerio Architects?

Studio Associate (8) , Project Manager (6) , Designer (3) , Project Architect (3) , Architect (2) , Job Captain (2)

What are the pros of working at Valerio Architects according to real employee reviews?

"hard work, intelligent conversation and a professional, diverse culture you can grow and evolve with." ((in 3 reviews)); "They give regular reviews, raises and bonuses and will encourage and pay for your pursuit of licensing." ((in 3 reviews)); "People are generally pretty cool; there are some dorks but what company doesn't have them?" ((in 3 reviews)); "Benefits are great and so is the PTO." ((in 2 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Valerio Architects according to real employee reviews?

"I know that management is constantly trying but struggles to find qualified candidates." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Valerio Architects layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Valerio Architects locations?

Los Angeles , New York , Chicago

Valerio Architects reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Culture & values

2.4

Senior management

Valerio Architects has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Valerio Architects employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

52 reviews

5.0

Jan 23, 2015

Fast-pace challenging learning environment for self-motivated architects

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is plenty of work and continuing growth for the firm. Given the abundant projects and multi-faceted opportunities, architects and aspiring architects exercise their architectural knowledge, management skills, political prowess, and technical knowledge on a daily basis at this firm. The exposure to so many projects opens your eyes and ears to the plethora of situations and issues that can occur in retail and restaurant tenant improvement projects. Management encourages self-development as a means to keep up to the speed of the company's growth.

Cons

Management encourages self-development as a means to keep up to the speed of the company's growth. This can be difficult for some people with outside-of-work pressures. Obviously, self-development requires time outside of the 9-5 (actually 8:30-6). Given many deadline driven projects with over-lapping timelines, it is expected of employees to juggle multiple projects at various phases and wear many hats, which can put a lot of pressure on individuals, especially if not yet experienced, or knowledgable in architecture and the field of architecture.

Valerio Architects Response

5y

Thank you for providing feedback on your experience at Valerio Architects! We appreciate your time and detailed feedback for your experience. We are an “always learning” firm, striving to provide resources and encourage our team to continue their growth. Whether through weekly training, team management, design charrettes, vendor presentations, on-site experience, and shared discoveries we feel the growth through continued learning and experience is key.

5.0

Jan 21, 2015

Creative projects, work hard, learn a lot

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stimulating environment with exposure to a range of complex and creative projects. Growing Firm.

Cons

Steep learning curve for high profile projects - got to put in the time to get skills and knowledge up to speed to keep up with the other associates

Valerio Architects Response

5y

Thank you for providing feedback on your experience at Valerio Architects! We appreciate your time provided feedback. We ensure our team members are provided with the resources and team support to quickly build their skills and knowledge. Our projects are detail oriented but with time and a willingness to learn anyone can quickly get up to speed.

1.0

Sep 16, 2014

Toxic atmosphere

Studio associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on Revit. Casual friday's. Close to museums-nice location.

Cons

If you know Revit, you will most likely be working in the Starbucks team which is run by a small group of young, inexperienced and immature Latino project managers who all graduated from Woodbury University. They are very clan-ish, a little too much about the "raza" and they will make sure that newcomers feel unwelcomed, even if those were not the directives from Niccolo Valerio. They give you a very small rope, and at the first sign of trouble, they are ready to smear you and throw you under the bus. This firm loses an average of one employee per month. This is why they are constantly posting job opportunities. Because of the project manager's bad management and bad attitude, you will be working 12 to 14 hour days on average while on salary.

Valerio Architects Response

5y

Thank you for providing feedback on your experience at Valerio Architects! Additional support is always available if a team member feels they are unable to accomplish their tasks within a reasonable 8-hour day. We have families and outside interests. Our firm strongly supports maintaining a work-life balance. We also support a team which is respectful and where leadership and resources are readily available. We appreciate your review but are confident our firm does not reflect the conditions identified in your review.

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