Does Advocates pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Advocates employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Advocates. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Advocates?

72% of Advocates employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Advocates 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Advocates?

Direct Care Counselor (8) , Program Manager (8) , Direct Care Staff (7) , Case Manager (5) , Clinical Program Manager (5) , Outpatient Clinician (5) , Advocate (4) , Clinician (4) , Direct Support Staff (4) , Integrated Team Clinician (4) , Manager (4) , Mental Health Clinician (4) , Associate (3) , Care Coordinator (3) , Intern (3)

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

"And they have great equipments and Benefits." ((in 11 reviews)); "Great trainings" ((in 8 reviews)); "The team I worked with was great" ((in 8 reviews)); "Awesome team, great supervisor, a new team that’s smaller" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great culture" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Nonprofits generate low pay and with high burnout rates." ((in 32 reviews)); "Low salaries high turnover continues" ((in 9 reviews)); "There seems to be a major disconnect between upper management and direct care staff." ((in 4 reviews)); "Program Managers are especially underpaid and tend to apply elsewhere or seek promotions within a year." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Advocates locations?

Framingham , Marlborough , Worcester , Ashland , Boston , Waltham , Chicago , Liverpool , Westland , Louisville , Bedford , Stratford , Dedham , Dracut , Hudson , Lawrence , Lowell , Newton , Peabody , Watertown , Harvard , Northborough , Framingham Center

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Advocates reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(226 total reviews)

Regina Marshall, J.D.

Not enough data to show CEO approval

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Advocates has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 226 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Advocates 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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Reviews by job title

226 reviews

1.0

Nov 16, 2025

terrible

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible work hours vacation time

Cons

no mentoring little chance of advancement pay raises are less than half of inflation managers tend to be people that have been promoted to their level of incompetence and talk out of both sides of their mouths, are hypocritical

5.0

Oct 26, 2025

Great place to work

Outpatient counselor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Never expected to work outside of hours, great supports and resources, helpful open-door management

Cons

Health and dental insurance are not the best but mostly covered by Advocates

5.0

Sep 29, 2025

Great place to work

Direct support staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Enjoyed supporting individuals and building team relationships

Cons

Difficult and physical position with lots of hours and requirements.

Advocates Response

9mo

We’re so glad to hear you enjoyed your time at Advocates. Thank you for all that you contributed and for taking the time to share your feedback. We appreciate that although direct care work can be very rewarding, it can at times be challenging both physically and emotionally. We're continually working to find ways to support staff to ease that burden. If you have ideas or thoughts about how we can enhance the employee experience, we’d love to hear from you at HREmployeeExperience@Advocates.org. Thank you again, and we wish you the very best in your future endeavors.

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