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

Allen Institute reviews

3.6

51% would recommend to a friend

(183 total reviews)

Rui Costa

63% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

183 reviews

3.0

Mar 21, 2023

Hit or miss manager by chance

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team environment; great Science; cutting edge techinology.

Cons

Bureaucracy everywhere. Managers are hit and miss. Some “‘managers” clearly lacks management skills and use people only for their personal advancement. All words no action. Not taking practical steps that actually are benefiting staff. Paying on the low end of industry standard while gaslighting people saying they are here for the value and science. If that’s case then maybe cut down the bureaucracy. Internal competition is sometimes ridiculous.

5.0

Mar 3, 2023

Great department, overall org struggles

Senior devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New departments are efficient and operate like agile startups. High focus on DEI&B efforts are encouraging.

Cons

The overall company is bloated and sluggish due to inability to remove middle management whose only purpose seems to be to maintain their own positions and optimize to minimize their own work.

5.0

Feb 9, 2023

Experienced leadership

Scientist ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong vision and experienced leadership. Wonderful place to work.

Cons

Academic style environment surrounded by a city with emerging biotechs.

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