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 3% 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 63 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 45 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, work from home, 5 surveys to each household over a 2 year period" ((in 33 reviews)); "Flexibility, independent, good training," ((in 26 reviews)); "Supervisors can be great mentors." ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Low pay and sometimes not many projects available." ((in 70 reviews)); "oriented environment and poor management" ((in 39 reviews)); "The majority of the senior managers have been with the company for more that 20 years." ((in 28 reviews)); "Low salary and a little behind in terms of providing current software for their employees to work more efficiently." ((in 17 reviews)); "Little opportunity for advancement" ((in 10 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

3.0

Dec 11, 2014

Good with tons of room for improvement

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Benefits package is great. The people are great. The company is employee owned so there is great care given to ensure both your personal and work needs are met without compromising one for the other.

Cons

Salary. Sadly, Westat salaries are not very competitive. They often lose great talent due to the lack of competitiveness of their salaries. There also does not seem to be a clear path of advancement for Research Assistants so if hired as a RA the chances of being promoted are slim to none. There are however, great opportunities for lateral movers!! If you aspire to greatness unfortunately it won't happen at Westat, it is very possible to be hired and retire as a RA.

3.0

Nov 1, 2014

Field Investigator

Mcbs field interviewer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loved the training. It was in New Orleans - 1 wk paid. That was nice. Westat paid for everything. I enjoyed doing the interviews-field work. Its great being a part in national health study. Makes you feel like your doing something positive and contributing to the big "humanity" picture.

Cons

Hours changed frequently to suite the need of the company. Making it very difficult to work out side of the hours they requested. Plus working in the heat sucked-worst part of the job-though sometimes it was unavoidable.

3.0

Jun 20, 2013

Everything but the work itself is great

Field interviewer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Paid training in a different city and the entire trip is paid for - Coworkers are fantastic; you meet some great people - High level of autonomy

Cons

- It's clear that certain people, like supervisors, were hired due to their location and not necessarily their experience or personality - As an FI, you're at the bottom of the totem pole, last to know anything - Lines and lines of red tape and politics - High level of autonomy, but very strict parameters to work between

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