Does Acumen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Acumen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Acumen. This rating has improved by 15% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Acumen?

27% of Acumen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Acumen 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Acumen?

Data and Policy Analyst (69) , Data and Policy Analyst I (20) , Data and Policy Analyst II (16) , Analyst (11) , Statistical Programmer (11) , Data and Policy Analyst III (9) , Data and Policy Analyst IV (8) , Data Analyst (5) , Data and Policy Analyst - Statistical Programmer (5) , Policy Lead (5) , Research Analyst (5) , Lead Research Analyst (4) , Operations Coordinator (4) , Policy Analyst (4) , Senior Research Analyst (4)

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

"Nice people and generous on H1B applications" ((in 33 reviews)); "Nice coworkers across different departments" ((in 27 reviews)); "All administrative teams are friendly and helpful." ((in 19 reviews)); "Flexible work location and hours" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good working environment and great geographic location" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Your life quality hinges upon the quality of your supervisor; not everyone gets assigned good managers;" ((in 42 reviews)); "Pay is low for the work and very low for the location" ((in 32 reviews)); "Hard for juniors to get a big picture of the projects they are doing; benefits are poor" ((in 18 reviews)); "life balance and poor upper management." ((in 17 reviews)); "Work/life balance can be difficult to maintain" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Acumen layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Acumen locations?

Burlingame , Washington , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Millbrae , San Jose , Orem , Draper , Saint Louis , New York , Mesa , Oklahoma City , Atlanta , Red Oak , San Antonio , La Jolla , San Mateo , Marksville , Pittsburgh , Milledgeville , Tysons Corner

Acumen reviews

3.0

27% would recommend to a friend

(396 total reviews)

Thomas MaCurdy

5% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture & values

2.0

Senior management

Acumen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 396 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Acumen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

396 reviews

2.0

Jul 14, 2025

Good people, poor management

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Positive, friendly, collaborative co-worker vibe (largely dependent on team)

Cons

Low pay in comparison to heavy workload

Acumen Response

1y

Thank you for sharing your perspective about working at Acumen. Your insights are helpful to potential job applicants.

1.0

Jul 3, 2025

Not an Awful Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to support positive change in the healthcare. Interesting and challenging projects for federal agencies.

Cons

Financial prospects of the company are very bleak in this current administration especially with the high attrition rate at the moment. It would be incredible if this company doesn’t conduct another round of layoffs. Low pay. I left before the performance reviews but my friends tell me that promotions and pay increases were based on favoritism and perceived value of the team/people. Pay discrepancy is jarring across research teams. Pay is determined by base + locality but there are people with the same title where the one with lowest locality pay makes more than the one with the highest locality pay. Helped as an interviewer and noticed lots of discrimination against women and POC during the interview process by senior managers. This was before the hiring freeze that started last spring. Lots of workplace harassment and bullying by more senior staff who are friends with the founder Tom (not my experience but that of my coworkers in the headquarters in Burlingame). In office experience is quite unrewarding and not engaging for junior staff who are looking for opportunities to learn and network. Culture is very cold and dead.

Acumen Response

1y

We appreciate hearing your perspective, especially given the helpful, constructive approach you have taken in pointing out ways we might improve or enhance the employee experience across AcuSPHERE. Thank you for taking time to offer such a well-rounded and solutions-oriented review. We wish you the best in your career.

3.0

Jun 27, 2025

Data & Policy Analyst

Data & policy analyst ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They provide good training lessons

Cons

You may not able to use cloud-based platform which is required by lots of companies

Acumen Response

1y

We appreciate that you took the time to share your perspective on Glassdoor, and that you felt the training lessons that are offered here benefited you. Good luck to you in your career.

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