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 60 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 50 reviews)); "Flexible work from home arrangements." ((in 35 reviews)); "Excellent training and support." ((in 29 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Low pay and sometimes not many projects available." ((in 73 reviews)); "oriented environment and poor management" ((in 42 reviews)); "The majority of the senior managers have been with the company for more that 20 years." ((in 29 reviews)); "Low salary and a little behind in terms of providing current software for their employees to work more efficiently." ((in 22 reviews)); "Experience here depends on project managers, favoritism, hard to level up unless you get along really well with supervisors, study directors.ñ," ((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

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

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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Reviews by job title

712 reviews

2.0

Jan 11, 2022

staff is expendable

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The work itself can be extremely engaging. Westat studies contribute to the greater good, which is an important factor to many. I would recommend but with awareness of the caveats below.

Cons

Work/life balance is an in-house joke: salaried employees are expected to routinely work long hours to complete unrealistic workloads without compensation. Balance only applies to top-tier "showcase" staff. Management changes and restructuring are primarily at the expense of support staff. In fairness, the financial pressure of the last six years has been affecting the company culture, as well.

4.0

Jul 20, 2020

Great Starter Company

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great Benefits (401k, paid vacation, personal time off (fringe hours), medical, dental and vision and other benefits) - Great company vibe, to an extent - Wonderful opportunity to develop skills, if any, and master straight out of college or coming in with knowledge from prior experiences

Cons

- Company, overall, does not have much diversity as it may describe - Hard to move up in Grade, position or other means, due to the collective amounts of people who STAY in their position for decades - Managers may need biannual training sessions to learn how to operate different styles of people or learn how to manage groups, in general - If you lose one project due to a manager not liking you, you will lose your job indefinitely

5.0

Mar 26, 2020

Great Company, Diverse With Opportunity for Growth

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I’ve been at Westat for close to ten years and it’s been a great experience so far. Westat is one of the leading companies in its field and it’s exciting to be at the hub of social sciences research. The company has very collegial culture, probably driven out of the fact that it’s owned by the employees and everyone benefits from each other’s success. This company also has the most diversity of any place I’ve worked. I regularly find myself in meetings where I am the only male in a room of 10 or more women. We have multiple ethnicities, ages, and backgrounds, and it’s a big plus to have the benefit of all those different experiences in our work.

Cons

Westat is in a period of transition right now with a new President (now President and CEO) at the helm, and a fair amount of retirements and new hires at the Practice Director level. Transition naturally brings a lot of changes, and that can be difficult for people to deal with. However, I think most of the changes taking place are for the better, and will make Westat a more competitive and successful company in the future.

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