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

5.0

Apr 24, 2020

Amazing research

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive environment and colleagues

Cons

Ability to progress through the RA system

Allen Institute Response

Thank you for your feedback, and specifically for your clarity around our need to provide more information regarding how to have a great career here as a Research Associate. The HR team is working with the Business Unit Operations Leaders to create a strong job family grid. Our goal is to provide a full job family grid for Research Associates before year end 2020, and train our people on how to use this to have a career development discussion. Our COVID-19 efforts have slowed down the Job Family work, but not stopped it! Stay tuned. ~Judy

4.0

Mar 10, 2020

Exciting place to work, great mission!

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredibly smart and humble people to work with

Cons

Hierarchical structure and weak career development

3.0

Feb 9, 2020

Undervalues employees

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-PPO health insurance plan was great -Work culture is great, for the most part -Good work-life balance -My coworkers (team members) were amazing and made working here worth it. I learned a lot from them

Cons

-Research Associates (RAs) are underpaid. Yes, it's a non-profit, but other non-profits in the area have similar health insurance plans, PTO, etc. and manage to pay their RAs better (based on my personal connections at other institutions and websites like Payscale). This issue was frequently brought up during quarterly meetings, but was always dismissed. HR would frequently say that benefits and pay were competitive, but did not share their market research. (Since leaving, I heard that HR has begun making some effort, so it may not be as frustrating anymore.) -It seemed like it doesn't matter how much effort you put in or how much you excel in your position when it comes to raises or promotions. Promotions seem to be based more on how long someone has worked here for.

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