Is Westat a good company to work for?

Westat has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 849 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Westat to a friend and 29% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Westat have been left by employees working as Field Data Collector , Assessment Coordinator and Senior Research Associate .

Does Westat pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Westat employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Westat. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Westat?

71% of Westat employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Westat 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Westat?

Field Interviewer (92) , Research Assistant (63) , Research Associate (31) , Research Analyst (28) , Senior Study Director (22) , Assessment Coordinator (20) , Data Collector (19) , Field Data Collector (12) , Supervisor (11) , Telephone Interviewer (11) , Senior Research Associate (10) , Interviewer (9) , Lead Research Associate (8) , Assessment Administrator (7) , Administrative Assistant (6)

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

"People were nice and helpful when you had questions" ((in 60 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 54 reviews)); "Flexibility, independent, good training," ((in 31 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, work from home, exposed to new industries" ((in 31 reviews)); "Supervisors can be great mentors." ((in 25 reviews))

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

"Low pay and sometimes not many projects available." ((in 69 reviews)); "oriented environment and poor management" ((in 40 reviews)); "The majority of the senior managers have been with the company for more that 20 years." ((in 27 reviews)); "Low salary and a little behind in terms of providing current software for their employees to work more efficiently." ((in 20 reviews)); "Little opportunity for advancement" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Westat layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Westat locations?

Rockville , Los Angeles , Bethesda , Gaithersburg , New York , Washington , Atlanta , Chicago , Dallas , Houston , Philadelphia , Baltimore , Silver Spring , Miami , Kansas City , Austin , Indianapolis , Cincinnati , Sacramento , San Jose , Anchorage , Fort Worth , Merced , Seattle , Tacoma , Portland , Jacksonville , Maryland City , Edison , Elizabeth

Westat reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(712 total reviews)

Scott Royal

77% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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Westat has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 712 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Westat employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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712 reviews

4.0

May 21, 2011

Excellent training, flexible schedule

Field interviewer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company has a great training program, and the work is interesting. The flexibility is the best part of this job, and the weekly communication from supervisor is helpful.

Cons

No full time work Pay lower than industry standard Old school technology Do lots of work without really accomplishing anything

3.0

May 9, 2011

Okay place to gain experience.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Westat is full of intelligent hard-working individuals - It's a good place to develop basic research skills - It has a large campus with a convenient gym and cafeteria - Everyone gets their own office

Cons

- Not within walking distance of metro - While it's a good place to develop skills, you will likely end up doing the same thing over again. There is not enough variety of work for lower-level staff. - Colleagues are hit or miss, same as any workplace - Senior management could do a better job of introducing projects to staff and updating them on developments. I never know what half the other people on my teams are doing. - Too many meetings.

3.0

May 7, 2011

Mixed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, tolerance, employee owned. Attractive stock ownership plan.

Cons

Emails often fall upon deaf ears. Many supervisors are vindictive by nature.

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