Does YWCA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, YWCA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at YWCA. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at YWCA?

45% of YWCA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated YWCA 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at YWCA?

Case Manager (38) , Advocate (28) , Teacher (25) , Intern (23) , Manager (21) , Director (15) , Lifeguard (13) , Program Coordinator (13) , Administrative Assistant (11) , Program Manager (11) , Counselor (9) , Domestic Violence Advocate (8) , Shelter Advocate (8) , Administration (7) , Program Director (7)

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

"Great people to work with" ((in 64 reviews)); "love it here good benefits" ((in 52 reviews)); "Great staff to work with and the students were a joy to be around." ((in 41 reviews)); "Some great coworkers!" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good Work Environment And Simple Work Flow" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"It was difficult to see myself staying there long term because the stressful job and the low pay." ((in 121 reviews)); "Overall the management was poor" ((in 86 reviews)); "Low salary for healthcare workers" ((in 37 reviews)); "Poor upper management lacked ethics." ((in 29 reviews)); "No training for supervisors in how to manage employees." ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about YWCA layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed YWCA locations?

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YWCA reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,254 total reviews)

Stacie Blake

56% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

YWCA has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,254 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The YWCA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Sep 20, 2012

It was a pleasure working for them

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The staff is amazing, they work themselves into the ground for little pay. They deserve a huge raise.

Cons

The building is in a sort of bad area.

3.0

Aug 20, 2012

It's a great cause, and I feel like I'm doing something at work; but the staff are very old.

Development associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love working here because I feel like I'm making a difference in the world. I feel like I'm contributing to an important community. And because I work for an internationally-known organization, it also looks pretty good on my resume. I get moderately good experience in my field as well. Our office is small (45 administrative staff for the entirety of the three programs), so I have to wear a lot of hats.

Cons

The entire staff is well above forty. This means that they treat me like I'm their kid, because they all have children my age. Most of them have very little technical awareness. For example, our accounting department doesn't even know how to use the SUM function in Excel. It gets incredibly frustrating, because even in such a small organization the bureaucracy is overwhelming and completely bogs down our mission. I'm frustrated, because I feel like I should be contributing to society and helping to accomplish change. But for now, it feels like we're just barely cleaning up after society's messes.

3.0

Jul 28, 2012

Great mission, poor leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Their social justice mision is inspiring and I worked with some extremely smart and dedicated people.

Cons

There is a lack of clear vision (despite the national mandate). Management were less concerned with developing a monitoring and evaluation system for some programs, than chasing donations. It made it difficult to know how your work was measured.

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