Does Allen Institute pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Allen Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Allen Institute. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Allen Institute?

51% of Allen Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Allen Institute 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Allen Institute?

Research Associate (20) , Research Associate II (15) , Scientist (15) , Software Engineer (10) , Scientist II (9) , Research Associate I (8) , Scientist I (6) , Intern (3) , Research Assistant (3) , Administration (2) , Data Engineer (2) , Devops Engineer (2) , Legal Intern (2) , Manager (2) , Research Associate III (2)

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

"Good people." ((in 29 reviews)); "People at the institute are wonderful to work with and there are great benefits." ((in 27 reviews)); "Beautiful building overlooking south lake union" ((in 13 reviews)); "Work/Life Balance is great" ((in 10 reviews)); "Advanced lab equipments and team" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Low pay for entry level roles" ((in 17 reviews)); "Poor Management" ((in 16 reviews)); "Not all managers are good" ((in 12 reviews)); "Salary is a bit low" ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management does not consider ideas or improvements that originate from lower in the organizational hierarchy." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Allen Institute layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Allen Institute locations?

Seattle , Tukwila , West Seattle , South Seattle

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Allen Institute reviews

3.6

51% would recommend to a friend

(183 total reviews)

Rui Costa

63% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

Allen Institute has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 183 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Allen Institute 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

183 reviews

4.0

Dec 17, 2025

Overall decent, when compared to acadamia

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good benefits, lots of free food, good culture

Cons

Bad middle managers, some prevent promotions/raises.

5.0

Dec 4, 2025

Great culture and science, not so great salary

Scientist iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture is great Science is awesom

Cons

Non-profit salary and benefits (no bonus)

2.0

Nov 19, 2025

Good place to start, poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

•Somewhat decent pay •Lots of institute events •Great benefits

Cons

•Manager and boss have poor communication skills with each other •Lots of harassment and little done about it •No written job descriptions so management changes what job duties are regularly. This also stops the ability to be promoted •Team(s) are very cliquey •Upper management treats lower teams like they’re expendable and will even say it to our faces •Not much upward movement opportunities •Lots of conflict both in and between teams

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