Does WestEd pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WestEd employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WestEd. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WestEd?

76% of WestEd employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated WestEd 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WestEd?

Research Associate (17) , Senior Program Associate (10) , Senior Research Associate (8) , Project Coordinator (7) , Research Assistant (7) , Research Associate II (6) , Program Associate (5) , Administrative Assistant (4) , Program Assistant (3) , Research Associate I (3) , Administrative (2) , Associate (2) , Consultant (2) , Content Specialist (2) , Graphic Designer (2)

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

"Benefits are great." ((in 45 reviews)); "Interesting projects and there are some really great people who work here." ((in 29 reviews)); "It has great colleagues;" ((in 27 reviews)); "The pay was good" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Some of the managers were very disorganized and didn’t have the skills to be good managers." ((in 10 reviews)); "Horrible structure and systems, poor management" ((in 7 reviews)); "Absolutely no room for advancement in the infrastructure departments" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about WestEd layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed WestEd locations?

San Francisco , Sacramento , Redwood City , Washington , Los Alamitos , Seal Beach , Oakland , Boston , Los Angeles , Alameda , Atlanta , Haleyville , Fairfax , New York , Anaheim , Madera , San Diego , Santa Barbara , Stockton , Seattle , Largo , Sacramento Valley

WestEd reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(195 total reviews)

Jannelle Kubinec

72% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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WestEd has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 195 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WestEd employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

195 reviews

5.0

May 20, 2015

great place to work

Senior research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible, mobile, great benefits, virtual, collaborative

Cons

a bit isolated in certain programs, some administrative red tape

5.0

May 20, 2015

Mission-driven agency

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well respected agency with high ideals, intelligent colleages, challenging work, good professional development, great benefits

Cons

My program was not well-managed and suffered from low morale, but they are taking steps to correct that. Somewhat bureaucratic so it can be hard to enact meaningful change, although they do make an effort to identify and enact areas for improvement.

3.0

Apr 27, 2015

Good benefits

Project coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, conveniently located in SOMA

Cons

Promotions are hard to come by, too much bureacracy

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